The historic lakeside city of Neuchâtel, with its yellow Hauterive limestone buildings glowing like warm honey in the autumn sunshine, had long stood as the intellectual and artisan heart of Swiss watchmaking civilization. Situated at the foot of the Jura mountains on the tranquil northern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, the city was home to centuries-old watchmaking academies, micro-engineering research centers, and the historic observatory that had established the world standard…
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