The ARC HORLOGER team
Since the association was founded on 6 December 2024, ARC HORLOGER has adopted a new operating structure. In addition to a new Committee, composed of equal numbers of members from France and Switzerland, it has six working groups, each responsible for a specific task.
The members of the Committee at the constituent assembly of the ARC HORLOGER association.
From left to right: Mireille Gasser, Ryma Hatahet, Denis Flageollet, Anthony Cuenot, Richard Vaucher, David Eray, Nathan Sourisseau, Stéphane de Braquilanges, Claude Maître and Christelle Mazzucotelli.
© Lucien Baer, photographer, La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Since its creation in 2024, the ARC HORLOGER association has brought together, thanks to its Franco-Swiss committee, nearly 80 experts in watchmaking and mechanical art within six working groups dedicated to carrying out its missions.
- The Regional Marketing Group: focuses on promoting expertise by placing it within a cultural and industrial narrative.
- The Training Group: facilitates dialogue, particularly between trainers and companies, to encourage knowledge transfer; it is considering creating an award to recognise teaching excellence.
- The Promotion Group: develops the association's visibility through a website that is to be expanded, workshop visits and an active presence at watchmaking and heritage events.
- The Observatory Group: is responsible for designing and implementing an observatory, an essential knowledge base, by inventorying and documenting expertise; at the same time, a directory of holders will be developed.
- The Membership Group: leads the campaign to attract members and donors.
- The Archives Group: builds a network of documentation centres to promote the preservation and enhancement of written and material heritage.
The operational team at the inaugural meeting of the ARC HORLOGER association on 6 December 2024. From left to right: France Terrier, project manager for the Swiss side; Hervé Barioulet, Director of Strategy and Territories for Greater Besançon Métropole; Mireille Gasser, Secretary General of arcjurassien.ch; Julia Wyssling, Project Manager for the French section; Anouck Baer, Communications Intern for ARC HORLOGER.
© Lucien Baer, photographer, La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Since the UNESCO application, ARC HORLOGER has been working closely with representatives from various communities, mainly: independent artisans; manufacturers and companies; schools and training centres for watchmaking and mechanical arts; museums and archives.
