The Franco-Swiss Arc Horloger association has been created in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, to promote UNESCO's listing of watchmaking as an intangible cultural heritage. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Arc Horloger aims to "bring together the bearers of know-how on a long-term basis, to support them in safeguarding and passing on their practices, some of which are centuries old, and to promote an exceptional wealth of heritage", its initiators told the press as they presented the project at Club 44. + Read about 10 Swiss traditions on the UNESCO list "David Eray, President of arcjurassien.ch and Jura's Minister for the Environment, added: "This is an important step in an ambitious, unifying project." The project is supported by the arcjurassien.ch intercantonal association, Grand Besançon Métropole and the Doubs Horloger Regional Nature Park. The arrival of the new entity will enable the holders of the know-how (craftsmen, manufacturers, training ...
