Precision - Text 1
Swiss precision… Beyond the cliché about the country, mechanical precision truly was the founding principle of the Bolex brand of amateur cinema equipment. In fact, to grasp the originality of Bolex equipment we must go back to the origins of the Paillard company, founded in 1814 in Sainte-Croix in the Jura mountains of Switzerland. Initially a modest manufacturer of clock assemblies, this family business quickly turned to the production of music boxes and “songs on disc.” The company C. Paillard & Cie. contributed to the rise of this industry, recently established in the region, among other ways by perfecting music boxes with interchangeable cylinders. These met with marked success and cemented the company’s reputation. Extending its expertise in mechanical music, in 1904 Paillard introduced its first gramophones, whose production quality was extolled, in addition to broadening its range of smaller instruments: metronomes, electric motors, pencil sharpeners, etc. Always seeking new economic opportunities, in 1923 the company launched production of the Hermès brand of typewriter, which had a bright future, followed a few years later by a brand of radio receivers.
