In 1665 the legendary Daniel Jeanrichard was born. He is became known as the master of the Jura watchmakers. Legend has it that the fifteen year old Daniel, who was a blacksmiths apprentice, was saw his very first watch which was a broken timepiece brought back from England. Daniel studied and repaired it, making a copy while he did. One year later, he constructed his first watch, the first ever made in the region. He also created fundamental machinery and tools and set strict guidelines ruling apprenticeship in the profession, thus ensuring that the know-how was properly handed down to the next generations. Today we still pay homage to this great master of watch-making. There is a museum in La Sagne, a statue of Daniel Jeanrichard in Le Locle, and a street is named after him in La Chaux-de-Fonds.