Heritage Status Gives Watchmaking a Higher Profile
Heritage Status Gives Watchmaking a Higher Profile Experts link UNESCO recognition of the craft in Switzerland and France to preserving special skills. UNESCO’s recognition of watchmaking in France and Switzerland focuses on the special skills of artisans like this one, assembling a watch at the Christophe Claret factory in Le Locle, Switzerland.Credit...Niels Ackermann for The New York Times By Robin Swithinbank Feb. 10, 2021 The lists, which have grown to more than 580 items since their start in 2008, identify crafts, skills and cultural traditions in member states that, UNESCO says, requ...
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