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Danièla Dufour

Danièla Dufour completed a Simplicity watch during her apprenticeship and continued bench work in the Philippe Dufour workshop. 1

Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed.

At a glance

Also known as
Daniela Dufour 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Danièla Dufour's work is Apprenticeship Simplicity watch. 1

Danièla Dufour worked for or held a role at Philippe Dufour. 1

Sources connect Danièla Dufour with École Technique de la Vallée de Joux, without establishing a formal role. 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Philippe Dufour; École Technique de la Vallée de Joux 1

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented professional location; not a citizenship assertion

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Philippe Dufour — Worked for / held role. Watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: Philippe Dufour; École Technique de la Vallée de Joux. Person-level contribution: Completed a Simplicity watch during her apprenticeship and continued bench work in the Philippe Dufour workshop.

    Original affiliation wording: Philippe Dufour; École Technique de la Vallée de Joux. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Institution / education / public service · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    École Technique de la Vallée de Joux — Institutional association — role not established. Watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: Philippe Dufour; École Technique de la Vallée de Joux. Person-level contribution: Completed a Simplicity watch during her apprenticeship and continued bench work in the Philippe Dufour workshop.

    Original affiliation wording: Philippe Dufour; École Technique de la Vallée de Joux. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 7 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (7)
  • Full name: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Representative work: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Specific role: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Primary geography: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1
  • Other names / spellings: Included for her own documented bench work, not merely family association. The existing Simplicity design is not attributed to her; no succession or current management position is assumed. 1

Sources

  1. Interview: Danièla Dufour, The Female WatchmakerJennifer Leigh Parker · Take Me With You / Jennifer Leigh Parker · First-person interview · 2025-03-08

    [S0245] Jennifer Leigh Parker. Take Me With You / Jennifer Leigh Parker. "Interview: Danièla Dufour, The Female Watchmaker." 2025-03-08. https://takemewithyou.substack.com/p/interview-daniela-dufour-the-female Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Original interview at GPHG 2024

    How it was checked: Web page opened; relevant text inspected

    Limitation: Uses the subject's account of making a Simplicity and studying at ETVJ. Editorial generalizations about women or historical firsts are not adopted; age is not converted to a birth year.

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