History

Century

The Observatoire de Neuchâtel Certificate © MIH

History of Watchmaking

The Observatoire de Neuchâtel issued the first rating certificates for watches.


World history

Following Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency of the United States, and as a vociferous opponent of the abolition of slavery, South Carolina became the first state to rebel against federal authority and leave the Union.


Swiss history

Sardinia prepared to cede Savoy to France. The population of northern Savoy wanted union with Switzerland.
Napoleon III refused and promised the creation of free zones.


Art and Culture

Baudelaire published Artificial Paradises.