LESCHOT - Jean Frédéric, Geneva, La Chaux de Fonds and London

 

1746: born

1824: died

Watchmaker and mechanician of great talent; associated with JAQUET-DROZ until his death in 1791, and then worked on his own account.

Singing bird and automaton watches.

 

 

 

LESCHOT - Georges Auguste, son of J.F., Geneva,

 

1800: born

1884: died

An eminent maker  and designer of machines for VACHERON and CONSTANTIN

Developed the lever escapement and its manufacture by machine.

Invented diamond drills for tunnelling

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