At a glance
- Period
- 17th–18th century
- Place
- United Kingdom
The watchmaking story
A useful place to start with Nicolas Fatio de Duillier's work is Jeweled bearings. 1
Early jeweled watches provides historical context for this work rather than a brand relationship. 1
Scope: Direct watchmaking
Why this person is included
Documented original work
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Early jeweled watches
Documented origin: Switzerland
Geographic ties: Switzerland; United Kingdom. Historical career association; cross-border contribution
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Context / no named watch brand · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Early jeweled watches — Context / not a brand relationship. Scientific inventor 1
Legacy affiliation: Early jeweled watches. Person-level contribution: Developed a jewel-drilling method used in early jeweled watches.
Original affiliation wording: Early jeweled watches. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established
Claim qualifications (4)
- Noteworthy contribution: Chronology supports the scoped association; national/world-first and exclusive-inventor claims are not independently established. Locator: 1704 jewel-drilling entry 1
- Representative work: Chronology supports the scoped association; national/world-first and exclusive-inventor claims are not independently established. Locator: 1704 jewel-drilling entry 1
- Birth year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: 1704 entry 1
- Death year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: 1704 entry 1
Sources
- History of timeFondation Haute Horlogerie · Institutional / association · Not stated
[S0133] Fondation Haute Horlogerie. "History of time." Not stated. https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/history Accessed 2026-09-13.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Associated professional body
How it was checked: Opened and read
Limitation: Condensed institutional timeline. Priority claims are not treated as comprehensive patent-history findings. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Foundation chronology is supporting attribution, not an inspected patent or proof of sole/first invention. Historical priority and dating require independent records.
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