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Clock-making expertise
 From the 18th century onwards,next to
their agricultural activity,the farms
contain,notably during the winter
months,the workshops of
farmer clock-makers.
Their genius and their knowhow,
a mixture of specialized
techniques and precision,are evident
from the realisation of the first
sketches to the finalized pendulums,
clocks and watches.A special school,
today the "Lycée Edgar Faure",was
opened in Morteau to teach
clockmaking.
2300 clockmakers inhabited
the Valley in 1880.Their activities represent all stages of clock manufacture
from the making of hands,pendulums
and bracelets or the enamelling of the
dials to the assembling of mechanic
clocks.This last activity,abandoned at
the arrival of quartz technology,is now
again expanding.
>The clockmakers'
enthusiasm
 All these techniques,
machines and tools,the variety of creations and some unique works
can be seen in the artisans'
workshops,in the Villers-le lac
Watch Museum and in the
Horology Museum (Château
Pertusier) in Morteau.
>The museums'
richess
 Nowadays
entrepreneurs contribute actively
to the reputation of the profession
and offer a wide range of
products,from mass-produced
watches to chronometers,
barometers or prestigious
luxury articles,as well as
collection restoration.
Their presence
between Besançon
and Neuchâtel
justify the label of "Route des microtechniques"
(microtechnology
route)
where this industry
has many applications
in the medical-,
aerospace- or spectacle
manufacturing
industry .....
> The firms today : modernity
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