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The Établissage System: The collaborative model that shaped modern watchmaking. For centuries, watchmaking was governed by guilds that regulated access to the trade. In the Vallée de Joux, however, distance encouraged a different approach. Independent craftsmen developed The Établissage system, a network of specialized workshops working together to create increasingly complex timepieces. This collaborative model laid the foundations of modern watchmaking and made remarkable creations such as La Grosse Pièce possible, bringing together the expertise of multiple masters into a single extraordinary timepiece. Discover how the transition from guilds to the établissage system transformed the art of watchmaking: https://lnkd.in/eS35dvaM #AudemarsPiguet #APChronicles