A Geneva manufacture: VAUDAUX, gainiers

If once you receive a very exclusive watch, that could be in a Vaudaux leather case. Not far from Geneva Airport, the Vaudaux manufacture is well-known for designing and making boxes, displays and fine leather goods for the best watchmakers and jewellers in the world.
Founded in 1908 by Marc Vaudaux, the company is now owned and directed by his grand-son, Jacques and his grand-grand-daughter Isabelle.
Located in Vernier, the factory employs about 115 people in two buildings. Most of them are highly qualified. This profession is as old as jewellery, because there is always been a need to protect and display jewels.
Leather, wood and fabrics are the main materials, but you should not forget all types of glues.
The wooden frames are home made, but the craftsmen also know how to cut the leather, to put a gold line on a box or to fit a lock on a sample case, for example.
At Vaudaux's, cases are made from one piece to many thousands. Methods are, of course different, following quantities. You can find pure handicraft besides industrial and modern processing.
Production is mainly devoted to watch cases, but also to very exclusive jewel cases, display items, sample cases for all types of business, as well as ladies' hand bags and small leather goods.
Most products have been created and developed in the manufacture by Vaudaux's designers, but some are made following the customers' ideas.
Amongst those customers, most of them are known as the best in their field, everywhere in the world.
On the 21st November, Vaudaux invited his customers in order to thank them for their confidence and to show them some particular aspects of the profession.
At different stages visitors could see a brand new CNC Wood Machining Centre, the leather processing, a semiautomatic assembly line for watch cases, a very traditional gilding process and craftsmen manufacturing fine leather goods. The final stage was an exhibition of the latest and most beautiful products.
On that occasion Vaudaux's managers had the opportunity to share some time with their customers around a nice buffet, without talking of day-to-day business.

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Source: Vaudaux media release
November 2002