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本帖最后由 黑衣人 于 2013-12-6 10:37 编辑
机械米 发表于 2013-12-6 05:50
可能他定制的吧?
國外網站有段原文,可惜在下外語能力極差!
Henri Grandjean 1803 - 1879, Switzerland
A highly talented watchmaker, Henri Grandjean was awarded numerous distinctions and **s at competitions and exhibitions in Switzerland and overseas for his various inventions throughout his watchmaking career.
An inevitable career in watchmaking
Born in 1803 in Locle, Henri Grandjean was a watchmaker and manufacturer of pocket watches, marine chronometers and small and large chimes. He also had a career as a politician. He is known in particular as the founder of the Swiss Marine Chronometer Industry, in partnership with watchmakers Ulysse Nardin and Louis JeanRichard. As a member of the prestigious Grandjean Perrenoud Comtesse family of watchmakers from the Sagne and Ponts-de-Martel valley, it was almost inevitable that Henri Grandjean would work in the high-end watchmaking world. After an apprenticeship in watchmaking in his home region, in 1824 he went to Brazil to manage the watchmaking fairs that his father had set up. He took this opportunity to visit several countries in Latin America. He finally returned to Locle in 1830 and married Élise Montandon the following year.
The Neufchâtel adventure
Back in Locle, Henri Grandjean moved into precision chronometry and started to build his first marine chronometer. He was soon making them in great numbers, along with marine clocks. His designs were submitted to the Neuchâtel observatory and a large number of them were given first-class Bulletins de Marche, in recognition of their performance standards. His reputation was growing, and he was appointed a foreign member of the London United Arts Institute in 1856. He founded the Neuchâtel committee for the continuing development of clockmaking in 1858. A major player in his region, Henri Grandjean established the Quartier du Progrès (Progress district) in Locle and developed the observatory in Neuchâtel. He always had an eye on progress, and is known to have been a firm backer of the construction of a railroad in the industrial Jura region.
A political career
In 1842, Henri Grandjean embarked on his political career. He first held the position of Prefect of Locle and in 1848 he was first appointed to the Grand Council, of which he remained a member until his death. He was also a member of the Swiss parliament from 1858 to 1861 and from 1867 to 1870. His Republican political views almost got him into serious trouble during the 1856 counterrevolution. Pursued by a Royalist column, he was rescued at the last moment by a man who hid him in his home. Whether in his profession as a watchmaker or political career, Henri Grandjean always demonstrated the utmost commitment to his endeavours.
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