Full-day watchmaking course including lunch and take-home tourbillon watch

GenevaOperated by InitiumWeather

In this exclusive full-day watchmaking course in Geneva, you assemble your own tourbillon watch. This extraordinary timepiece was invented 200 years ago by Swiss watchmaker Breguet and is still highly sought after by enthusiasts today.

Booking on requestThe provider confirms your booking
CancellationFree up to 24 hours before
Duration8:30 hrs
LanguagesEnglish · French · Portuguese
Meeting pointGrand-Rue 17, 1204 Genf

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Highlights
  • Take part in a full-day watchmaking course
  • Get introduced to the craft of watchmaking
  • Take care of yourself with a shared lunch
  • Choose the necessary watch parts yourself
  • Assemble a watch with the help of the watchmaker master
  • Take the finished piece home
Description

In this watchmaking course, you'll get the chance to assemble your own watch. First, you'll be introduced to the art of watchmaking. After that, you can choose from a variety of watch parts (movement, dial, hands, case, strap) to build your own tourbillon watch.

A joint lunch for all workshop participants, including the master watchmaker, takes place at a renowned restaurant.

After that, you will assemble your watch. The master watchmaker will support you in this. The completion will be celebrated with a glass of aperitif. You'll take the finished watch home with you.

Tourbillon watch

If you decide on a "Tourbillon" watch, your watch will be equipped with a 100% Swiss manual winding movement featuring a tourbillon complication. This tourbillon caliber, with a cage that rotates every 60 seconds, has a power reserve of 105 hours.

  • Tourbillon movement with manual winding, 100% Swiss-Made
  • 105 hours of power reserve
  • Functions: hours, minutes, and small seconds at 6:00 (optional)
  • Case made from recycled stainless steel in 5 colors (steel, anthracite, black, yellow gold, and rose gold)
  • Case diameter: 42 mm
  • Strap width: 22 mm
  • Curved sapphire glass on top and transparent flat sapphire back
  • Water resistance of 3 ATM (30 meters)
  • Can withstand shocks of over 5000 G
  • 4500 box combinations
  • 8 dial colors to choose from
  • Index colors in gold or silver
  • 12 central dial designs to choose from
  • Option for personal engraving on the watch
  • Over 100 strap choices (leather, rubber, steel, etc.)
  • Resistance to magnetic fields up to 2000 Gauss
  • Watch warranty: 3 years
Inclusions
  • 1 Tag Kurs

  • finished watch

  • Certificate

  • lunch

  • Aperitif to finish off

Meeting point

Grand-Rue 17, 1204 Genf

Grand-Rue 17, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

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Important information

Booking on request

This offer is based on the availability of the provider. The booking must first be confirmed by the provider. They will contact you after the booking. If the activity cannot be carried out, you will receive a full refund.

  • no prior knowledge required

Operator

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Initium

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