Career
He has collaborated on various artistic and design projects and is actually heading the creative and design department of the "Petrodvorets Watch Factory - Raketa". With David Henderson-Stewart, they are the key-stone of restructuring and rebranding Russia"s historical watch brand "Raketa". In 1999 Jacques von Polier is appointed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Goodwill Ambassador by Doudou Diène then Director of the Division of Inter-cultural Projects.
Back then Polier took part with Julien Delpech in a one year expedition in Central Asia with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In 2000, he has his first photo exhibition at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization head quarters in Paris.
In 2010 Polier has a Design Exhibition in Moscow supported by businessman Gideon Weinbaum. Polier is also author of a French best seller book "Davaï ! sur les chemins de l"Eurasie" about Russia and Eurasia published in 2002 by Robert Laffont.
In 2012 Jacques von Polier had the main role in the Ukrainian television serial "Princes Undercover" (in Russian: Принц желает познакомиться) on Ukrainian channel 1+1. In 2014 he designed the largest watch mechanism in the world Raketa Monumental installed in central of Moscow on the Lubyanka Square.
Jacques Polier and watch Factory Raketa have been joined by the Mechanical-Engineer Florian Schlumpf for production and technical supervision.
Raketa
Petrodvorets Watch Factory.