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CIMIER’S heritage
A passion for the tradition of the finest craftsmanship since 1924
MONTRES CIMIER SA Chemin du Long-Champ 116, CH-2504 Biel/Bienne +41 41 720 29 29 / info@cimier.com www.cimier.com / www.watch-academy.com
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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CIMIER’S HERITAGE The origins Cimier’s tradition A ground-breaking watch Rebirth 100th anniversary
WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER How it works One day workshops Half day workshops Introduction course Travelling Watch Academy
THE COLLECTION Retrograde Automatic Timesquare Chronograph Automatic Royal Skeleton Petite Seconde
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CIMIER’S HERITAGE 07 - The origins 08 - Cimier’s tradition 09 - A ground-breaking watch 10 - Rebirth 12 - 100th anniversary
CIMIER’S heritage
The origins The origins of CIMIER date back to 1924, when Swiss Watchmaker, Joseph Lapanouse, founded his company in Hölstein, Switzerland, near Basel. At the time, the company specialized in manufacturing pin-pallet escapement watches, similar to the “Prolétaire” watch. This was a robust, accurate and affordable timepiece invented by Georges-Frédéric Roskopf, a famous German watchmaker.
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A tradition of manufacturing robust watches In 1929, Armand Lapanouse, who worked with his brother Joseph, submitted his patent for a movement frame for the Roskopf watch. This ingenuity allowed Lapanouse to continue manufacturing robust movements and by 1970, the company produced 1.5 million pieces every year. By that time, the company employed more than 500 people in its manufacture located in Bubendorf.
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The “Faux-Chronograph”, a ground-breaking watch In the 1960s, CIMIER sent shockwaves through the watchmaking industry by being the first to industrialize the production of pin-pallet escapement chronographs. The invention simplified traditional chronograph movements by removing the automatic reset to zero and allowing users to measure only short time windows. It was therefore dubbed the “Faux Chronograph”. The demand for chronograph-style watches at an affordable price made this model a commercial success: 21 million of these legendary calibers were sold.
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Rebirth In the 1970s, the watch industry went through the Quartz crisis. The sales of mechanical watches fell considerably and CIMIER made strong investments to develop and manufacture its own quartz movement. In 1985, the Lapanouse family decided to pull CIMIER out of the race. The CIMIER brand was revived in 2003 after it was bought by a former director of CIMIER. Starting from 2006, the brand entered a period of vibrant activity and developed an automatic module, the Big Matic 16 ½.
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A tribute to Swiss craftmanship Today, CIMIER watches are a celebration of Swiss watchmaking and of its heritage: creating beautiful watches using mechanical movements that have stood the test of time. In 2010, CIMIER was the first Swiss watch brand to offer the public, the experience of customizing and assembling their own watch: THE WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER.
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100 YEARS OF HISTORY
2024 marks the brand’s 100th anniversary
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WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER 15 - How it works 16 - One day workshops 17 - Half day workshops 18 - Introduction course 19 - Travelling watch academy
WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER
How it works
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Choose your watch model
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Choose your components
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Assemble the movement
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Assemble the components
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Wear your own creation
An opportunity to convey your emotions through a truly unique timepice that will stay with you for the rest of your life
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WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER
One day Workshop Our most comprehensive experience, from component selection to movement and complete watch assembly.
9:30 AM
Welcome & introduction Personalized watch component selection Complete movement assembly
12:00 PM
Lunch Complete watch assembly
04:00 PM
Closing Ceremony Aperitif
WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER
Half day Workshop Come with a pre-assembled movement for those who only want to assemble the personalized components of the watch.
Morning session 8:30 AM
Welcome & introduction Personalized watch component selection Complete movement assembly
12:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
Afternoon session 02:00 PM
Welcome & introduction Personalized watch component selection Complete movement assembly
06:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
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Introduction course A tailored introduction to a watchmaking topic you would like to explore.
Morning session 9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Welcome & introduction Theoretical introduction to watchmaking Complete assembly of the ETA Unitas 6497-1 movement Closing ceremony
Afternoon session 02:00 PM
05:00 PM
Welcome & introduction Theoretical introduction to watchmaking Complete assembly of the ETA Unitas 6497-1 movement Closing ceremony
WATCH ACADEMY BY CIMIER
Travelling Watch Academy Leaving its base in Biel, Switzerland, the Watch Academy by CIMIER can meet you wherever you are. Equipped with transportable watchmaking workbenches, our team will travel to your location to share the joy of assembling your own customized CIMIER watch.
The Watch Academy by CIMIER at Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg in partnership with Juwelier Leicht
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THE COLLECTION 22-23 - Retrograde Automatic 24-25 - Timesquare Chronograph Automatic 26-27 - Royal Skeleton 28-29 - Petite Seconde
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Retrograde Automatic
Ref: CI07-SS011
Ref: CI07-SS031
Description Functions Retrograde date, weekday, power reserve indication
Dial Date, weekday and power reserve indication, polished applied indexes
Movement Decorated automatic movement Soprod 9094 / 2892-A2
Hands Luminescent (Superluminova)
Water resistance 5 ATM (50 meters) Case 42 mm, stainless steel, satined/polished Crystal Double domed sapphire crystal with antireflection treatment on the inside Caseback Stainless steel, fixed with eight screws, domed for optimum wearing comfort, sapphire crystal
Strap Leather strap, genuine crocodile Louisiana Clasp Deployment clasp, stainless steel, with CIMIER logo Warranty 3 years
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Timesquare Chronograph Automatic
Ref: CI05-SS071E
Description Functions Date and weekday display, chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute counter
Dial Date and weekday display, 12-hour and 30-minute counter, polished applied indexes
Movement Decorated automatic movement, Valjoux 7750 ETA
Hands Luminescent (Superluminova)
Water resistance 5 ATM (50 meters)
Strap Calf leather strap, crocodile print
Case 42 mm, stainless steel, satined/polished
Clasp Deployment clasp, stainless steel, with CIMIER logo
Crystal Double-domed sapphire crystal with antireflection treatment on the inside Caseback Stainless steel, fixed with eight screws, domed for optimum wearing comfort, sapphire crystal
Warranty 3 years
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Royal Skeleton
Ref: CI68-SS061
Ref: CI70-PP021S
Ref: CI69-BP131
Ref: CI72-SS091
Description Functions Hour, minute, small second
Dial Polished applied indexes
Movement ETA Unitas 6497-1, exclusively skeletonized for CIMIER
Hands Lance or dauphine shaped
Water resistance 5 ATM (50 meters) Case 43mm, stainless steel/stainless steel with PVD treatment, satined/polished Crystal Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection treatment on the inside Caseback Stainless steel / stainless steel with PVD treatment, fixed with eight screws, sapphire crystal
Strap Calf leather, crocodile print Clasp Deployment clasp, stainless steel / stainless steel with PVD treatment, with CIMIER logo Warranty 3 years
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Petite Seconde
Ref: CI73-BP021
Ref: CI67-PP021
Ref: CI66-SS081
Description Functions Hour, minute, small second
Dial Small second counter at ten o’clock, polished applied indexes
Movement ETA Unitas 6497-1, with blued screws, specially decorated for CIMIER
Hands Lance shaped
Water resistance 5 ATM (50 meters) Case 43mm, stainless steel/stainless steel with PVD treatment, satined/polished Crystal Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection treatment on the inside Caseback Stainless steel / stainless steel with PVD treatment, fixed with eight screws, sapphire crystal
Strap Calf leather, smooth or crocodile print Clasp Deployment clasp, stainless stee/stainless steel with PVD treatment, with CIMIER logo Warranty 3 years
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MONTRES CIMIER SA - CH-2504 Biel/Bienne - +41 41 720 29 29 - info@cimier.com www.cimier.com - www.watch-academy.com
