Master in Luxury Management

Master in Luxury Management

New session 2010-2012 begins October the 14th. Subscriptions still possible until end of September.

Chopard, L.U.C Louis-Ulysse – The Tribute

Chopard, L.U.C Louis-Ulysse – The Tribute

Both a pocket-watch and a wristwatch, the L.U.C Louis-Ulysse – The Tribute model enshrines a century and a half of Chopard's horological heritage.

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Sustunaible Luxury 2.0 - Workshop

Join the leaders of the growing Sustainable Luxury Community experts for a one day highly interactive workshop to anticipate, share, experiment and network.

FHH exhibition in Shanghai

The FHH presents, at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, a retrospective of the history of Swiss watchmaking.

2010 Watchmaking initiation workshop

Change places with a watchmaker… New dates after summer time!

The Septembre Musical

The FHH associates this year again with the Septembre Musical. Take the chance to listen to exceptional concerts...

History

1714

1714

History of Watchmaking

The British Parliament passed the Longitude Act which offered £20,000, a fabulous amount (equivalent to over $5 million dollars today), to whomever found a method for determining longitude at sea. The competition demanded unprecedented accuracy, calculating longitude to within half a degree after six weeks at sea.

Famous Watchmakers

Conrad Dasypodius

1531-1601Conrad Hasenfratz, more well-known under the name of Dasypodius. Swiss mathematician and astronomer. 1570's …

"Time to Change"

"Time to Change"

“Time to change” is the first book to explore in depth the world of fine Watchmaking from a strategic and managerial perspective. It is co-published by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie and EGEA, publisher of the Bocconi University.

HH News

Jaeger-LeCoultre, Extreme Watches for an Extreme World

26 August 2010

Jaeger-LeCoultre devotes a book to extreme watches“Everything always begins with an adventure. The d…

Hublot - Jean-Claude Biver rewarded by the Prize Gaïa 2010

17 August 2010

Prix Gaïa 2010The Jury for the 2010 Gaïa Prize has nominated Mr Jacques Muller and Mr Elmar Mo…

HH Videos

Jobs Library

Leather-Strap Maker

A love of well-executed work is what continuously motivates the leather-strap maker to seek out superlative hides with which to make his/her products.…

Glossary

Sidereal day

A unit of time used by astronomers defined as the interval of time taken by a star to make two successive upper meridian transits.

Magazine

Chopard L.U.C XP Tonneau

2 September 2010

HH Jobs

Responsable Achats

31 August 2010

Richemont International SA - Les Breuleux

Part time

Chef de Projet

27 August 2010

Jaeger-Lecoultre - Le Sentier

Full time

Conseiller RH (h/f)

26 August 2010

Cartier - La Chaux-de-Fonds

Part time