verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message blanchet industry watch manufacturing founded 1819 founder jean blanchet watchmaker headquarters switzerland products wristwatches accessories owner d group website www.blanchetwatches.com blanchet is an historic watch brand stated in switzerland in 1819 by jean blanchet . the current owner of blanchet is the d group that in 2010 relaunched the brand . contents 1 history 2 famous blanchet owners 3 references 4 external links history edit jean blanchet was a swiss watchmaker who grew up in france lyon where his father pierre blanchet owned a small watch dial factory . since youth jean blanchet was fascinated by the french and swiss watches tradition . he launch his own watch manufacturing in 1789 . from the first steps his company had a cross border success all over the old continent . in 1828 jean blanchet married laura wilson the daughter of an english ambassador . one year later she gave birth to their son yves blanchet . in the age of 20 he decided to go to the royal school of watchmaking ecole royale de l horlogerie de cluses . yves took over the company in 1852 when jean died during an accident . four years later he moved close to the lake of geneva in coppet to perfection his watchmaking technique and start his own business manufacture d horologerie blanchet & cie . jean blanchet owned some vineyards in hight savoye haute savoie near geneva . he usually used to say ... designing and create a watch is similar to cultivate a vineyard ... famous blanchet owners edit among the admirers of blanchet watches there were some important historical figures . napoleon iii commissioned some models as present for french army officers . british prime minister william ewart gladstone showed his blanchet timepiece to camillo benso count of cavour the leading figure in the movement toward italian unification . references edit this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message watchmakers & clockmakers of the world g.h. baillie nag press vol . 1 1951 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blanchet watch & oldid 742998937 categories watch manufacturing companies of switzerlandwatch brandsluxury brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking in text citations from may 2010all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 04 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view