Background
Jean-Marc Vacheron was born in 1731 in Geneva, Switzerland. His father was Jean-Jacques Vacheron.
Jean-Marc Vacheron was born in 1731 in Geneva, Switzerland. His father was Jean-Jacques Vacheron.
Vacheron opened his watch shop in 1755. His timepieces naturally bore the name "Jean-Marc Vacheron". At that time he was 24 years old and was one of many cabinotiers-watchmakers who specialized in the production of certain components, selling them to so-called etablisseurs.
The watchmakers were called cabinotiers in honor of the well-lit cabinets on the top floors of the houses in Geneva"s Saint-Gervais neighborhood where they worked.
He died in 1805.