Horological Meandering

Dear All: The Swiss cities of La Chaux-de-Fonds/Le Locle officially have been awarded the status as UNESCO world heritage sites due to the urbanism of both cities, which are located in the Jura region of the Neufchâtel area. The UNESCO committee recognise... 

If I am not mistaken, JLC, IWC, and a few others are more isolated from other manufacturers.

(IWC is located in Schaffhausen, in he German speaking part of Switzerland, and JLC is home in the Vallée du Joux). But other famous watchmaking manufacturers include Cartier, Girard-Perregaux, TAG Heuer, Corum, Cartier, Breitling, Juvenia, the British Ma... 

...as they seem to be out on their own. Thanks for information on the ones in the area. Might be an interesting map to show where the major watch companies are geographically.

very close to Breguet, Audermars Piguet, Blancpains and others. They are basically located along the same street between Le Brassus and Valorbe (pic linked from click here ): So I do not know how you could consider JLC as remote from the other. True, comp...  

Wonder what took them so long to recognize it? But better late then never Regards Damian

(info from wikipedia) and put it on a so-called 'Tentative List. Such a list is based on an inventory a country must first take of its significant cultural and natural properties. A country may not nominate properties that have not already been included o...