Jean-Marc Vacheron
Genevan watchmaker (1731–1805)
Jean-Marc Vacheron (1731–1805) was a Genevan horologist and a founder of the Vacheron Constantin watch company. He was a close friend of leading Enlightenment philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire due to their common interests in philosophy, science and watchmaking.2
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Born Apr 29, 1731, died 1805.1
Companies
- Vacheron ConstantinFounder7
Early life and education
Jean-Marc Vacheron was born in 1731 in Geneva, Republic of Geneva. His father was Jean-Jacques Vacheron.
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Career
Occupation: watchmaker.4
- Date not recordedFounded Vacheron Constantin3
Vacheron opened his watch shop in 1755.
His timepieces naturally bore the name "Jean-Marc Vacheron". At that time he was 24 years old and was one of many cabinotiers-watchmakers who specialized in the production of certain components, selling them to so-called etablisseurs.
(The watchmakers were called cabinotiers in honor of the well-lit cabinets on the top floors of the houses in Geneva's Saint-Gervais neighborhood, where they worked.)
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Personal life
Vacheron had five children. His sons Louis Andre (born in 1755) and Abraham (born in 1760) followed in his footsteps.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataJean-Marc Vacheron on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJean-Marc Vacheron on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataVacheron Constantin, Founder