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Jean-Marc Vacheron

Jean-Marc Vacheron founded the Genevan watchmaking business associated with a surviving signed watch dated 1755. 2

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Jean-Marc Vacheron's work is Signed 1755 pocket watch.

Jean-Marc Vacheron founded or co-founded Vacheron Constantin from 1755. 123

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Vacheron Constantin

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

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

    Vacheron Constantin — Founder / co-founder From 1755. Watchmaker / founder 123

    Legacy affiliation: Vacheron Constantin. Person-level contribution: Founded the Genevan watchmaking business associated with a surviving signed watch dated 1755.

    Original affiliation wording: Vacheron Constantin. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 1 field-specific evidence record with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (1)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Supports the 1755 founding/workshop clause. Any surviving-object attribution still relies on inherited evidence. Locator: 1755 2

Sources

  1. Our timelineVacheron Constantin · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0134] Vacheron Constantin. "Our timeline." Not stated. https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/sa/en/maison/timeline.html Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened — relevant claim not recovered

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: General chronology only; need a direct named object/biography source.

  2. Vacheron Constantin — historic maisonNot stated · Fondation Haute Horlogerie · Horological foundation / partner-brand history · Not stated

    [S0280] Fondation Haute Horlogerie. "Vacheron Constantin — historic maison." Not stated. https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/watchmaking-scene/brands/vacheron-constantin Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: 1755 timeline entry

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Original institutional record

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Partner-brand history supports Jean-Marc's Geneva workshop in 1755, not every later manufacture achievement. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Partner-brand history supports Jean-Marc's Geneva workshop in 1755, not every later manufacture achievement.

  3. https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/sa/en/maison/timeline.html https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/watchmaking-scene/brands/vacheron-constantinlinked source

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