Celestial mechanics as a model for clockworks
Georges Favre-Jacot, the founder of the famous watch manufacturer, was just 22 years old when he founded the "Fabrique des Billodes" in Le Locle, Switzerland in 1865. Initially, the manufacturer mainly made precision pocket watches. Later, production expanded to include marine chronometers and table clocks. The company name came about because the starry sky reminded the company founder of a clockwork. This is also how the company symbol, which features a five-pointed star, came about. The first wristwatches were produced after the First World War. Later, in 1999, Zenith became part of the luxury goods group LVMH, together with TAG Heuer.
