Jean-Marc Vacheron

Jean-Marc Vacheron
Born(1731-04-29)April 29, 1731
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died1805 (aged 73–74)
OccupationHorologist

Jean-Marc Vacheron (1731–1805) was a Genevan horologist and a founder of the Vacheron Constantin watch company. He was a close friend of leading Enlightenment philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire due to their common interests in philosophy, science and watchmaking.[1][2][3]

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