{"id":553,"date":"2022-08-25T17:03:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/galerie-heritage\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:24:15","slug":"galerie-heritage-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/galerie-heritage-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Tr\u00e9sors historiques<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p><strong>Dr. Helmut Crott<\/strong>, world expert and the father of horological auctions, once said: \u201c<em>Every major collector owns at least one Henri Grandjean.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_ff837323\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Several \u201cHenri Grandjean\u201d models (sometimes spelled \u201cHenry,\u201d \u201cHri,\u201d or \u201cEnrique\u201d) regularly delight serious collectors and regulars at watch auctions. Some of these pieces were specifically intended for South America or India via the British market. There are still more to be found and located. Here is a selection of a few pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The Watchmaking Museum in Le Locle, Ch\u00e2teau des Monts, has a Henri Grandjean Fund and, as such, a conservation mission that goes beyond the scope of the exceptional pieces on display and restored. There are also a few exceptional pieces in the Patek Philippe Museum and the Royal Collection in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of bringing together images of timepieces, visuals, historical documents, and any other form of contribution to the knowledge of Henri Grandjean goes hand in hand with the quest to raise funds to acquire them.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1132\" height=\"1394\" data-src=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Henri-grandjean1_R-copie.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Henri-grandjean1_R-copie.png 1132w, https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Henri-grandjean1_R-copie-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Henri-grandjean1_R-copie-832x1024.png 832w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1132px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1132\/1394;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" title=\"Famille Grandjean\" href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/familles-grandjean-en\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Familles Grandjean<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:#F1EEE9\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>On the markets<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid type_grid layout_64 cols_3\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--gap:15px;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:50%}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:0}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:100%;padding:0;margin-bottom:var(--gap,0px)}}.layout_64 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_64 .usg_vwrapper_2{transition-duration:0.3s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%)}.layout_64 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_vwrapper_2{transform:scale(1) translate(-10%,0%);opacity:1}.layout_64 .usg_vwrapper_1{position:relative!important}.layout_64 .usg_vwrapper_2{background:#ffffff!important;padding:1rem 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.5rem!important}.layout_64 .usg_post_content_1{font-size:0.9rem!important;line-height:1.5!important}.layout_64 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.3rem!important;line-height:1.2!important;margin-bottom:0!important}.layout_64 .usg_post_date_1{color:#A8A8A8!important;font-size:0.8rem!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-heritages-en category-news-en\" data-id=\"612\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/the-world-expert-dr-helmut-crotts-henri-grandjean-pocket-watch\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"The world expert Dr Helmut Crott&#8217;s Henri Grandjean pocket watch\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 ahg-gridpost align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/the-world-expert-dr-helmut-crotts-henri-grandjean-pocket-watch\/\" aria-label=\"The world expert Dr Helmut Crott&#8217;s Henri Grandjean pocket watch\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_1200_630_crop size-us_1200_630_crop wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R.jpg 672w, https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R-300x197.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 672px; 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A lire dans le&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-heritages-en category-news-en\" data-id=\"612\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/the-world-expert-dr-helmut-crotts-henri-grandjean-pocket-watch\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"The world expert Dr Helmut Crott&#8217;s Henri Grandjean pocket watch\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 ahg-gridpost align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/en\/the-world-expert-dr-helmut-crotts-henri-grandjean-pocket-watch\/\" aria-label=\"The world expert Dr Helmut Crott&#8217;s Henri Grandjean pocket watch\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_1200_630_crop size-us_1200_630_crop wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R.jpg 672w, https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grandjean-sog_R-300x197.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 672px; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fondation-Ancienne-Poste-Le-Locle-Histoire.pdf\">t\u00e9l\u00e9charger le pdf<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fondation-ancienneposte.ch\/index.php?id=25\">voir le site<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Alors qu\u2019au milieu du XIXe si\u00e8cle les deux principales localit\u00e9s des Montagnes neuch\u00e2teloises connaissent un essor fulgurant de leur industrie horlog\u00e8re, Le Locle d\u00e9cide de construire un H\u00f4tel des Postes. Men\u00e9 par <strong>Henri Grandjean<\/strong>, un des artisans de la R\u00e9volution neuch\u00e2teloise de 1848, le projet de b\u00e2tisse a pour ambition de r\u00e9aliser, sur la nouvelle route menant au centre du village, un \u00e9difice symbolisant les valeurs r\u00e9publicaines et l\u2019id\u00e9al de Progr\u00e8s qu\u2019incarnent les Loclois. La construction est confi\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019architecte Hans Rychner, \u00e9galement auteur du Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art et d\u2019histoire de Neuch\u00e2tel, du Temple-allemand \u00e0 la Chaux-de-Fonds et du Quartier Neuf au Locle, \u00e9l\u00e9ment cl\u00e9 de l\u2019urbanisme horloger de la M\u00e8re commune<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Le Quartier-Neuf<\/strong><br \/>\n{Extrait du dossier d\u2019inscription de La Chaux-de-Fonds &#8211; Le Locle sur la liste du patrimoine mondial, page 215} &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/henrigrandjean.genevaworld.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DOSSIER-DE-CANDIDATURE-COMPLET.pdf\">t\u00e9l\u00e9charger le dossier en pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sous le titre &#8220;<em>op\u00e9ration immobili\u00e8re du patronat horloger: le quartier-neuf<\/em>&#8220;, il est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9: En ao\u00fbt 1855, les \u00e9tablisseurs en horlogerie <strong>Henry Grandjean<\/strong> et Edouard Th\u00e9venaz informent le Conseil municipal de leur projet consistant \u00e0 construire des logements ouvriers: \u00ab<em>Pour parer aux inconv\u00e9nients de l\u2019augmentation des loyers, ce qui nuit aux vrais int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019industrie, nous avons \u00e0 deux reprises diff\u00e9rentes fait la tentative de former des Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s d\u2019actionnaires pour la construction de maisons \u00e0 bon march\u00e9 pour la classe ouvri\u00e8re<\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The world renown watch expert Dr. Helmut Crott, a highly esteemed collector and originator of the very first horological auctions, has sold several Henri Grandjeans during his career. 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