The Geneva Seal (English), Poinçon de Genève (French), or Genfer Siegel (German) is the official seal of the … 展开

The term is often mistakenly translated from the French as the "Geneva hallmark", as the word Poinçon [fr] means "punch" and is the word used for hallmark. However, a hallmark is an official mark attesting to the fi… 展开

There are actually two pieces of legislation concerning the Geneva seal. The first is entitled Loi sur le contrôle facultatif des montres (law on the voluntary inspection of watches [from Geneva]). This is the enabling statute. … 展开

The methodology of the voluntary inspection requires that the watches are submitted to the Geneva Watchmaking School. The "Office for the Voluntary Inspection of Watches from Geneva" has, as a matter of la… 展开