Urmakarens undergång : En kulturhistorisk undersökning om urmakeriets utveckling och motgångar under 1900-talet

• Main Author: Byström, Christoffer
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV) 2018
• Subjects: Time measurement; watchmaker; watchmaking; watchmaking school; history; 20th century; culture history; Tidmätning; urmakare; urmakeri; urmakarskolan; armbandsur; historia; 1900-tal; kulturhistoria; History; Historia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-71015

The following study examines watchmakers and the watchmaking school in Sweden, how these changed during the 20th century. This is done through Geert Hofstede´s theory about levels of analyzes, his different steps to reach culture history. The source material of the study is based on public investigations, scientific articles, newspaper articles, literature and interviews. The purpose of this study is to reach and understand what and why changes occur in the world of watchmaking, and if the watchmaker managed to survive these changes during the 20th century. Results from the study confirm that very little has changed in the watchmaking school, they still use the same methods as they did 300 years ago. The watchmakers in Sweden showed that they had the durability and flexibility to survive several changes, even if the world was in motion during most of the 20th century.