Presentation of the Swiss manufacturer La Joux-Perret
The La Joux-Perret manufacture is a Swiss company, located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, specializing in the production of high-quality watch movements. Founded in the early 1980s by M.Martinelli, The company was initially called Prototec, then in 1990 it was acquired by M.Jaquet who created the company Jaquet SA in 1992. It was in 2003 that the La Joux-Perret factory was born, it takes its name from the place called of the same name, bordering La Chaux-De-Fonds.
Internally, the teams comprise a technical department, including engineers, technicians, and watchmaking designers, who form the basis of all new projects at the manufacture. The company also has a methods department, working directly with the workshops. This department focuses on developing product lines and improving manufacturing processes, with a continuous evolution of the tools used. It liaises with the dozens of component and decoration production workshops within the manufacture, as well as with the teams of watchmakers specializing in their respective product lines. At La Joux-Perret, 140 employees work daily to manufacture high-quality watch movements.
Today, the La Joux-Perret manufacture is part of the Citizen Group, which provides it with technological support and allows it to be recognized for the quality of its mechanical watch movements. The manufacture uses high-quality materials and advanced manufacturing techniques to produce precise and reliable movements. Its expertise and precision enable it to work quickly and efficiently, creating movements for major watch brands. In 2022, the manufacture assembled 100,000 movements of all types.
The strength of the La Joux-Perret factory lies in its diverse expertise in milling, turning, gear cutting, rolling, electrical discharge machining (EDM), stamping and cutting, mechanical engineering, heat treatment, decoration, pre-assembly, assembly, and quality control. In short, it masters every aspect of manufacturing and is completely independent, which also allows it to meet short production lead times.
The Charlie Paris x La Joux-Perret partnership: We are fortunate to collaborate with this renowned manufacturer in the production of movements G100, present in our model
We were fortunate enough to visit the factory, so we invite you to let yourself be guided by the tour of our watchmaker Alexandre.
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