Edouard Heuer
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Edouard Heuer was a Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur best known for founding the luxury watch brand that became TAG Heuer and pioneering innovations in chronograph technology.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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luxury watch brand ⓘ person ⓘ watch manufacturer ⓘ watchmaker ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1840-11-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brügg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland ⓘ |
| brandAssociatedWith | TAG Heuer ⓘ |
| businessLocation |
Biel/Bienne
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surface form:
Bienne, Switzerland
Saint-Imier ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Imier, Switzerland
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| country |
Switzerland
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-01-05 ⓘ |
| familyName |
TAG Heuer
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surface form:
Heuer
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| fieldOfWork |
chronograph technology
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horology ⓘ |
| founded |
TAG Heuer
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surface form:
Heuer
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Édouard
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surface form:
Edouard
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| hasLegacy |
TAG Heuer
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surface form:
TAG Heuer brand
use of oscillating pinion in modern chronographs ⓘ |
| hasNotableInnovation |
improvements in chronograph accuracy
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simplification of chronograph manufacturing ⓘ |
| heritage | Swiss-German ⓘ |
| industry | luxury watches ⓘ |
| influenced | Swiss chronograph manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
precision timekeeping instruments
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sports timing chronographs ⓘ |
| laterBecame | TAG Heuer ⓘ |
| name | Edouard Heuer self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the company Heuer
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innovations in chronograph design ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of oscillating pinion for chronographs ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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watchmaker ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss watchmaking tradition ⓘ |
| patent | oscillating pinion chronograph mechanism ⓘ |
| patentCountry |
Switzerland
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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