Z like Zénith / Z comme Zénith

In Le Locle is standing the original and unique Zénith factory... With the El Primero they are leaders in high grade Chronographs. Their buildings are the original buildings and they still produce there. They renew their father's place building after building.
http://www.zenith-watches.com/en_en/collections-pages/elprimero.html


Au Locle se trouve la fabrique Zénith qui est un site unique de par le fait qu'il s'agit du site original de production de la marque... C'est dans ces bâtiments historiques qu'est produit l'El Primero, le chronographe haut de gamme de grande qualité. Les bâtiments des créateurs de la marque sont rénovés l'un après l'autre  pour faire face aux besoins de place et de locaux techniquement modernes.
http://www.zenith-watches.com/


Here are some photo's taken a Sunday when the workers were resting home (it's very busy the week). There's a nice autumn sunset :-)

Voici quelques photo d'un dimanche après midi lorsque les employés se reposaient à la maison. :-)



The 1970 building, with the 1900 stack behind...  Le batiment de 1970 et la cheminée de 1900...

The administative and family of the beginning... Le batiment administratif et famillial des débuts...

Sunshine on the 70's glass building. Le reflet du soleil sur la façade typique des années 70.

Boncourt, the swiss-Jura...

BONCOURT is a village in the Swiss Jura.

The Jura is also a Swiss aerial famous for his machine industry and watchmaking. You may know some historic brands like Maurice Lacroix, Schaublin machines, Jura Watches, Longines...
The landscape is typically hills, fields, and pine-trees.You will find a lot of mushrooms in autumn.

Here is some photo's of Boncourt and his Swatch/Nivarox Watch-factory. It's a peaceful area, perfect for precision work !

MOTIERS, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

MOTIERS, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Lost in the hills, Môtiers is a very peaceful village that has been one one of the most important city of the area in the middle age. Today you can find there many interesting constructions of the 15, 16, 17 century. The village is damn cute and the hike there are fantastic and famous for hundreds of years! By the way, this village host the manufacture Bovet Fleurier. The place is also the birthplace of theAbsinthe who is the ansestor of the french "Pastis". The Absinthe was a popular drink in the 1800-1900 and was made in the region.You better don't smoke when you drink pure Absinthe...
They have also their local "Champagne" vine  that is a long tradition in Motier. Maybe you can taste it. It's called "Mauler"   https://www.mauler.ch/fr/

English version from Wikipedia, but the french one is much more complete...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B4tiers

French one... Version française de l'article Wikipedia sur Môtiers...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B4tiers

 Dry stone wall, those walls are a traditionnal artcraft. Well, it was firstly a practical craft...

 Yes, you can see a city in the center of the picture, in the bottom of the valley...

Cows, cows, cows...  Do you like cheese? Chocolate? :-)

Longines

Longines facilites are located in their traditional born aera: The Jura hills, St-Imier ! I could discover this amazing factory on my way to the ski shores. I stopped after a nice ski day and shooted this photos. Great to see a watch legent like Longines still in his historical (and beautiful) landscape !

Fabrique Longines, St-Imier. Située dans son berceau d'origine, la fabrique Longine respecte la tradition commencée en 1832 par Auguste Agassiz. C'est en allant au ski que j'ai découvert cette magnifique manufacture dans son écrin naturel qu'est le Jura suisse avec ses collines et ses forêts.

Winter photos. Spring and sunny photos coming soon !
Photos prises en hiver, les nouvelles photos printemps arrivent bientôt !

Longines official website

http://www.longines.com/company/company-profile/longines