Geneva, 4 March ( EFE ). - The universally known precision of Swiss watches is perfectly justified after a visit to the town of Plan- les - Ouates, located in the metropolitan area of Geneva, where factories are concentrated several of the most renowned watchmakers.
At the heart of the oldest of them, Vacheron Constantin, it is possible to know the secrets of making these jewels as well as take a look (always with the aid of a microscope ) in tiny pieces that make up your gears.
Here, a legion of watchmakers young and middle-aged working together with others already retired, but so passionate about his craft that still exercise three days a week.
It is the case of Chrystian Lefrancois, specialist complex timepieces, which started this 'art' in 1966 and, although scheduled for retirement in six months, decided to continue working with a reduced journey ' because it is a craft passionate and intense ' that not willing to abandon.
The same company works Lefrancois a master watchmaker who, at 76, still fitting the tiny pieces of watches with the help of a monocle and dozens of small tools, while saying flatly that it is not ready to retire.
Together, learners and teachers begin assembling in series, always manual, hundreds of pieces that will later become in watches of the highest quality.
The first step is to fit all the wheels and gears that will produce the watch movement, a work of great delicacy, which many workers are listening to music to help focus on so meticulous process.
The following is the adjustment of the clock frequency, ie cause it to be perfectly accurate. For this, watchmakers use an appliance regulator of time with which to prove themselves 'the heart of the creature ' hits the appropriate speed.
The heart in question is a small sprocket ( the screws that their sockets are three times thinner than a human hair ) attached to a spiral ' made âEUR
These pieces fit into the skeleton clock, and once set, are sent to the shop fitting and testing, which are closed in frames of precious metals and stones.
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