Luxury Factory in France : Luxury Excellence Cluster

TEMIS offers the know-how sought after by the greatest luxury brands.
Watchmaking, jewelry, fashion accessories, decoration... luxury items are manufactured locally by more than 200 companies.

A selection of some wonderful know-how and luxury craftsmanship at TEMIS and in the Greater Besançon area.

Luxury plant

Mastery of watchmaking

An adequate offer in training

ENSMM offers its engineering students an education unique in Europe: microtechnology and design - luxury and precision.

Next door, the Lycée Jules Haag – a former watchmaking school, conveys a strong technological and industrial culture.

Research dedicated to luxury and watchmaking

Some bisontine watchmaking companies

Audemars Piguet
Breitling
Festina
Humbert-Droz
Phenomen
Swatch
Timex
Utinam

The Observatory: precious guarantor of the accurate measurement of time

Located at TEMIS, the Observatory of Sciences of the Universe of Besançon, depository of the Poinçon de la Vipère, is one of the 3 organizations in the world authorized to certify watches. theta.obs-besancon.fr

Prestigious recognition brand of the Besançon Observatory, the Poinçon de la Vipère certifies chronometers on a scale of half a second of accuracy.