Générale Ressorts is featured in Manufacturing Today, within an article dedicated to the watch brand Christopher Ward and its distinctive approach to the market. Through this publication, Christopher Ward highlights key partners within its supply chain, underlining the importance of industrial expertise in delivering the overall performance of its timepieces. [...]
The Digital Hack – Digital Efficiency for SMEs will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at La Couronne Grand Chasseral, Sonceboz-Sombeval. This event focuses on a key issue for SMEs: transforming digitalization into concrete, effective solutions that are easy to apply on a daily basis. Générale Ressorts is proud [...]
Horopedia, the leading platform for watchmaking and micromechanics, visited Générale Ressorts’ workshops to document the industrial production of the mainspring, a key component of the watch movement. Though discreet, the mainspring is at the heart of a watch’s operation. To better understand its manufacturing and the industrial challenges involved, Horopedia [...]
Générale Ressorts continues its commitment to more sustainable watchmaking by launching a major technical innovation: a complete lead-free barrel equipped with a Bioflex mainspring. Designed to meet the growing demands of environmental standards, particularly the REACH regulation, this new barrel combines performance, reliability, and responsibility. It incorporates materials free of [...]
Gold'Or magazine devotes an article to a remarkable innovation developed by Générale Ressorts: the integration of decorative and functional engravings on the sides of barrel springs. This technology, made possible by a laser surface treatment process, transforms a normally invisible technical component into a medium for aesthetic and technical expression. [...]
For EPHJ 2025, Générale Ressorts - a member of the Acrotec Group - unveils a major innovation that transforms a discreet mechanical component into a novel aesthetic and functional medium: the engraved barrel spring. Thanks to high-precision laser surface treatment technology, it is now possible to decorate the edge [...]
At Générale Ressorts, we are committed to minimizing our environmental impact and adopting sustainable practices in our operations. With this in mind, we have joined the Swiss Triple Impact (STI) program, initiated by B Lab Suisse, to assess and improve our sustainability performance, in line with the United Nations' 17 [...]
At Générale Ressorts, we place social and environmental responsibility at the heart of our commitments. We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the highest level of CSR certification by the Battenberg Foundation, a recognition that underlines our efforts to promote sustainable and inclusive development. This certification was [...]
A historic reference in Swiss watchmaking for springs and barrels, with three million pieces produced each year, Générale Ressorts will be turning an important page in its long history with the departure of Jean-Michel Uhl as CEO, to be replaced by Alberto Sicco on January 1, 2025. Like all transitions [...]
At Générale Ressorts, we offer barrel torque control fixtures, manufactured 100% in-house to guarantee complete control of quality and precision. Our fixtures are specially designed to be compatible with the main measuring machines on the market, ensuring easy, reliable integration into your control processes. Competitive service in terms of price [...]