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Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics

Les savoir-faire en mécanique horlogère et mécanique d'art

At the crossroads of science, art and technology, the skills related to the craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics are used to create watchmaking objects designed to measure and indicate time (watches, pendulum clocks, clocks and chronometers), art automata and mechanical androids, sculptures and animated paintings,...

EuropeSwitzerland / FranceNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production

Connaissances, techniques et savoir-faire du verre artisanal

Traditional handmade glass production entails shaping and decorating hot and cold glass to produce hollow glass objects, flat glass and crown glass. It is characterised by the high degree of craftsmanship inherent to the work and by strong team values due to the need to respect the previous steps performed by other glassmakers. Most...

EuropeCzechia / FinlandNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Timber rafting

Le radelage

Timber rafting in Austria, Czechia, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Spain originated in the Middle Ages, when rafts were used to transport wood, goods and people using natural water flows. In the past, rafters traveling to remote destinations spent weeks living and working together on their raft. As a result, a community sharing the...

EuropeAustria / CzechiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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