Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2020
URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01560
Description: The skills related to the craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics are used to create watchmaking objects designed to measure and indicate time, art automata and mechanical androids, sculptures and animated paintings, music boxes and songbirds. These technical and artistic objects all feature a mechanical device that generates movements or emits sounds. As well as serving an economic function, these skills have also shaped the architecture, urban landscape and everyday social reality of the regions concerned, where craftsmanship remains particularly dynamic.
Country(ies): Switzerland; France
© Mellina Films, Alain Margot, 2019
Duration: 00:09:56 - Support: USB key (0156000004)