{"id":35611,"date":"2025-12-04T17:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/?p=35611"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:18:28","slug":"portraits-of-inventors-did-you-know-behind-the-worlds-connected-wrists-lies-a-100-swiss-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/2025\/12\/04\/portraits-of-inventors-did-you-know-behind-the-worlds-connected-wrists-lies-a-100-swiss-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits of Inventors: Did you know? Behind the world\u2019s connected wrists lies a 100% Swiss innovation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"345\">A little-known story born from behind-the-scenes work and the successful combination of elite sport, precision engineering, and patent strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"612\">It all began in the early 2000s on a training ground in Valais, with the development of a revolutionary sensor capable of measuring movement with unprecedented accuracy. Quickly adopted by top athletes, this device paved the way for a new era of connected training.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"971\">Faced with production challenges, the Swiss creators chose a different path: focusing on technology and intellectual property rather than manufacturing!<br data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"785\" \/>This strategic shift, supported in particular by P&amp;TS, enabled the technology to travel from Valais to the United States, now integrated at the heart of smartwatches around the world!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1157\">A discreet triumph of Swiss ingenuity. <br data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1019\" \/>Our Portraits of Inventors retraces this remarkable journey, from Myotest to Slyde Watch, from the Rh\u00f4ne Valley all the way to Texas. \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1214\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1214\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/2025\/10\/15\/sion-texas-lepopee-suisse-de-la-montre-connectee\/\">\u201cSion, Texas: the Swiss Epic Behind the Smartwatch\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"FR-CH\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">@Patrick Flaction @Alain Nicod @Alex Bezinge @Christophe Ramstein<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1214\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1214\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little-known story born from behind-the-scenes work and the successful combination of elite sport, precision engineering, and patent strategy. 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