when the company's motto - was committed to excellence

Jean-Marc Vacheron was born in Geneva in 1731, he was the fifth son of the family, whose father was a new immigrant, professional technicians for the weaving.

 

Jean-Marc's childhood dream was to become a good watch manufacturing division, but due to Jean-Marc is a "born child" (the so-called foreign children born in Geneva) status, so this opportunity is not a lot, but he has not been give up the desire for social change and finally got him that opportunity.

 

In 1755, that is, Jean-Marc Vacheron entry into the study after ten years, he finally became the watch manufacturer of qualified teachers and the creation of cabinotier workshop, when people call him "the attic craftsmen." In addition to imparting superb tabulation process outside, Jean-Marc Vacheron watch industry has also trained many of the newcomers, his share of the pursuit of perfection the art of perseverance to teach his disciples.

 

Jean-Marc Vacheron's cabinotier workshop opened, when Europe is experiencing more aspects of society from the upheavals, in particular, during the French Revolution (1789-1799 ), cabinotier workshop lost a lot of wealthy French nobleman customers, its management increasingly difficult. In 1803, Jean-Marc after the death of his second son, Abraham Vacheron (also a watch manufacturing division), inherited his father began to take over cabinotier workshop, the business continues to expand.

 

The early 1800s, the Abraham Vacheron and Anne-Elizabeth Girod's only son - entrepreneurs, led by Jaques-Barthelemy Vacheron, the company's business expansion, and start with the Breguet  and Lepine and other companies. 1814 or so, Jaques-Barthelemy find themselves in the company is unable to manage daily operations while also spare to sell products overseas, he knew that if you want to continue the healthy development of the company, it must have a business partner.

 

In 1819, an experienced business to become the company's business Franois Constantin partner, Fran Ois Constantin responsible for sales, when the company's motto - was committed to excellence, it is Fran Ois Constantin its creation slogan.