Re: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

2018-03-16 Thread Jean-Louis Oneto 
There is a Laser Ranging station in Zimmerwald which is related to 
METAS. They measure distance of artificial satellites down to few 
millimeters by fly time of sub-nanosecond laser pulses, so they have 
very accurate time-interval measurement systems.


There is also a nice Museum d'horlogerie in Le Locle, near Neuchatel :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Locle

Best regards,

Jean-Louis


On 15/03/2018 12:22, Pete Stephenson wrote:

Also worth mentioning is the Swiss standards organization, METAS, in Bern. 
Their time and frequency group has a few atomic clocks, a maser, and some other 
shiny things they use for realizing UTC(CH), as well as a few research projects 
related to the subject. While not formally open to the public, they do tours on 
request.

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Bernd Neubig wrote:

Hi Dave,
the center of the Swiss watch & crystal industry is the small town of
Grenchen, location of many famous watch makers including the SMH group
which includes Microcrystal, previously also Oscilloquartz, and the
following wathc brands:
  Prestige and Luxury:
 Breguet (CH)
 Blancpain (CH)
 Glashütte Original (D)
 Jaquet Droz (CH)
 Léon Hatot (CH)
 Harry Winston (USA)
 Omega (CH)
 Upper price segment:
 Longines (CH)
 Rado (CH)
 Union Glashütte (D)
 Middle price segment:
 Tissot (CH)
 Calvin Klein (CH)
 Balmain (CH)
 Certina (CH)
 Mido (CH)
 Hamilton (CH)
 Base segment:
 Swatch (CH)
 Flik Flak (CH)
 Private Label:
 Endura (CH)

A few km away is Neuchatel (Neuenburg), a center of time and frequency
companies.
I am not familiar with museums in that area, but I am sure there are
some. I think someone else on the list will have more details.
The whole area is the so-called "Swiss Jura".
The area of time & frequency companies and institutes extends into
France up to Besancon.
Neuchatel and Besancon are the locations where the EFTF (European Time
and Frequency Forum) started and is taking place in one of both every
two years.

Best regards
Bernd
DK1AG



-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] Im Auftrag von David Witten
Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. März 2018 22:59
An: time-nuts@febo.com
Betreff: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

My wife and I are traveling to Switzerland for the last week in May.  I
have never been there before.

I would appreciate suggestions for time / tech sites of interest to visit.

We plan to fly to Zurich, but travel immediately to Geneva and then work
our way back to Zurich by train, stopping (at least) in Bern.

I would like to see what I can at CERN, I plan to attend the Ham meeting
in in Friedrichshafen June 1 - 3.

Dave
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Re: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

2018-03-15 Thread fwbray 

Dave,

Since you are a ham, you might want to visit and operate the ITU amateur 
station in Geneva.  I assume that it is still there, but you might want 
to check since it's been 35 years since I did it.  Just bring your 
original license -- or what passes for that these days.


I don't recall what advance arrangements might be needed.

73,

Fred
KE6CD


On 13.03.2018 14:58, David Witten wrote:

My wife and I are traveling to Switzerland for the last week in May.  I
have never been there before.

I would appreciate suggestions for time / tech sites of interest to 
visit.


We plan to fly to Zurich, but travel immediately to Geneva and then 
work

our way back to Zurich by train, stopping (at least) in Bern.

I would like to see what I can at CERN, I plan to attend the Ham 
meeting in

in Friedrichshafen June 1 - 3.

Dave
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Re: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

2018-03-15 Thread Pete Stephenson 
Also worth mentioning is the Swiss standards organization, METAS, in Bern. 
Their time and frequency group has a few atomic clocks, a maser, and some other 
shiny things they use for realizing UTC(CH), as well as a few research projects 
related to the subject. While not formally open to the public, they do tours on 
request.

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Bernd Neubig wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> the center of the Swiss watch & crystal industry is the small town of 
> Grenchen, location of many famous watch makers including the SMH group 
> which includes Microcrystal, previously also Oscilloquartz, and the 
> following wathc brands:
>  Prestige and Luxury:
> Breguet (CH)
> Blancpain (CH)
> Glashütte Original (D)
> Jaquet Droz (CH)
> Léon Hatot (CH)
> Harry Winston (USA)
> Omega (CH)
> Upper price segment:
> Longines (CH)
> Rado (CH)
> Union Glashütte (D)
> Middle price segment:
> Tissot (CH)
> Calvin Klein (CH)
> Balmain (CH)
> Certina (CH)
> Mido (CH)
> Hamilton (CH)
> Base segment:
> Swatch (CH)
> Flik Flak (CH)
> Private Label:
> Endura (CH)
> 
> A few km away is Neuchatel (Neuenburg), a center of time and frequency 
> companies.
> I am not familiar with museums in that area, but I am sure there are 
> some. I think someone else on the list will have more details.
> The whole area is the so-called "Swiss Jura". 
> The area of time & frequency companies and institutes extends into 
> France up to Besancon.
> Neuchatel and Besancon are the locations where the EFTF (European Time 
> and Frequency Forum) started and is taking place in one of both every 
> two years.
> 
> Best regards
> Bernd
> DK1AG
> 
> 
> 
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] Im Auftrag von David Witten
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. März 2018 22:59
> An: time-nuts@febo.com
> Betreff: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland
> 
> My wife and I are traveling to Switzerland for the last week in May.  I 
> have never been there before.
> 
> I would appreciate suggestions for time / tech sites of interest to visit.
> 
> We plan to fly to Zurich, but travel immediately to Geneva and then work 
> our way back to Zurich by train, stopping (at least) in Bern.
> 
> I would like to see what I can at CERN, I plan to attend the Ham meeting 
> in in Friedrichshafen June 1 - 3.
> 
> Dave
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Re: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

2018-03-15 Thread Bernd Neubig 
Hi Dave,
the center of the Swiss watch & crystal industry is the small town of Grenchen, 
location of many famous watch makers including the SMH group which includes 
Microcrystal, previously also Oscilloquartz, and the following wathc brands:
 Prestige and Luxury:
Breguet (CH)
Blancpain (CH)
Glashütte Original (D)
Jaquet Droz (CH)
Léon Hatot (CH)
Harry Winston (USA)
Omega (CH)
Upper price segment:
Longines (CH)
Rado (CH)
Union Glashütte (D)
Middle price segment:
Tissot (CH)
Calvin Klein (CH)
Balmain (CH)
Certina (CH)
Mido (CH)
Hamilton (CH)
Base segment:
Swatch (CH)
Flik Flak (CH)
Private Label:
Endura (CH)

A few km away is Neuchatel (Neuenburg), a center of time and frequency 
companies.
I am not familiar with museums in that area, but I am sure there are some. I 
think someone else on the list will have more details.
The whole area is the so-called "Swiss Jura". 
The area of time & frequency companies and institutes extends into France up to 
Besancon.
Neuchatel and Besancon are the locations where the EFTF (European Time and 
Frequency Forum) started and is taking place in one of both every two years.

Best regards
Bernd
DK1AG



-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] Im Auftrag von David Witten
Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. März 2018 22:59
An: time-nuts@febo.com
Betreff: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

My wife and I are traveling to Switzerland for the last week in May.  I have 
never been there before.

I would appreciate suggestions for time / tech sites of interest to visit.

We plan to fly to Zurich, but travel immediately to Geneva and then work our 
way back to Zurich by train, stopping (at least) in Bern.

I would like to see what I can at CERN, I plan to attend the Ham meeting in in 
Friedrichshafen June 1 - 3.

Dave
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Re: [time-nuts] Suggest time-and-tech related locations in Switzerland

2018-03-13 Thread Scott McGrath 
swisswatchtours.com

https://m.myswitzerland.com/en-us/factory-and-technical-visits/clock-and-watch-museum-beyer.html

Content by Scott
Typos by Siri

On Mar 13, 2018, at 5:58 PM, David Witten  wrote:

My wife and I are traveling to Switzerland for the last week in May.  I
have never been there before.

I would appreciate suggestions for time / tech sites of interest to visit.

We plan to fly to Zurich, but travel immediately to Geneva and then work
our way back to Zurich by train, stopping (at least) in Bern.

I would like to see what I can at CERN, I plan to attend the Ham meeting in
in Friedrichshafen June 1 - 3.

Dave
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