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Elmar Mock

Elmar Mock co-developed the original Swatch with Jacques Müller, contributing polymer manufacturing and ultrasonic-welding techniques. 2

Team contribution, not a sole-inventor claim.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Elmar Mock's work is Original Swatch. 2

Elmar Mock worked for or held a role at ETA. 1234

Elmar Mock designed, developed or supplied work for Swatch. 1234

Recognition: European Inventor Award 2017 finalist; Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 2010 23

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: ETA; Swatch development 2

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Movement / component supplier or manufacturer · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    ETA — Worked for / held role. Watch development engineer 1234

    Legacy affiliation: ETA; Swatch development. Person-level contribution: Co-developed the original Swatch with Jacques Müller, contributing polymer manufacturing and ultrasonic-welding techniques.

    Original affiliation wording: ETA; Swatch development. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

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

    Swatch — Designed / developed / supplied for. Co-development with Jacques Müller 1234

    Legacy affiliation: ETA; Swatch development. Person-level contribution: Co-developed the original Swatch with Jacques Müller, contributing polymer manufacturing and ultrasonic-welding techniques.

    Original affiliation wording: ETA; Swatch development. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 6 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (6)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Shared invention; no claim to sole authorship. 2
  • Representative work: Shared invention; no claim to sole authorship. 2
  • Affiliations / workshops: Shared invention; no claim to sole authorship. 2
  • Specific role: Shared invention; no claim to sole authorship. 2
  • Recognition: Shared invention; no claim to sole authorship. 2
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 2010 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 3

Sources

  1. Swatch — historyWikipedia · Encyclopedia / tertiary · Not stated

    [S0151] Wikipedia. "Swatch — history." Not stated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Tertiary compilation

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: Company history identifies individual contributors; no current executive titles are inferred.

  2. Elmar MockEuropean Patent Office · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0163] European Patent Office. "Elmar Mock." Not stated. https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/european-inventor-award/meet-the-finalists/elmar-mock Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Awarding patent institution

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

    Limitation: 2017 award profile; historic statistics and current-job language are not treated as 2026 facts.

  3. The laureates since 1993Musée international d'horlogerie · Award-organizer record · Not stated

    [S0290] Musée international d'horlogerie. "The laureates since 1993." Not stated. https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Award year and category, individually matched

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Award organizer's own results list

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Supports named recognition only. Roger Smith (2016 History-research) is not automatically Roger W. Smith the watchmaker.

  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/european-inventor-award/meet-the-finalists/elmar-mock https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/linked source

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