Gevril GV2 Series, Manual

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Gevril went on to achieve international success in his art while
passing on his expertise to his children. The Gevril name found
success once again when Jacques' son, Moyse, achieved the
status of Master Clockmaker in 1784. During the 18oos, the
family extended their skills to include enameling as well as the
creation of dials for their watches and clocks. The Gevril family
was so much a part of Swiss History that a member of the Gevril
family was actually named Mayor and even today a street exists
in Geneva named rue Daniel Gevril. Attesting to the great Gevril
legacy, modem day horologicenthusiasts can find actual Gevril
timepieces and accolades in numerous european Museums and
history books that verify the strong influence of Jacques Gevril on
Watchmaking history. There is a Gevril watch from the year 1800
in the Geneve Museum and most recently it was discovered that
the Rolex Museum possesses a Gevril watch dating back to 1781
kept in its Wll.sdorf Collection, the Wilsdorf name being that of
one of the founders of Rolex. Jacques Gevril was recognized as an
important contributor to the history of fine Swiss Watchmaking
by author Alfred Chapuis in his 1958 book "Grand Artisans De
La Chronometrie".