Swiss Watch Factory Tours

In this digital, fast age it is reassuring to come across a company creating such beautiful watches, using a wide range of skills, no mass production and such talented and primarily young employees. The restoration workshop was the high point of the visit where we were able to see a couple of exceptional museum pieces […] Read more

If you imagine that most Swisswatch manufacturers are housed in traditional factories or even stone built houses then you wouldn’t be far wrong. So imagine when I was asked to look at the Vaucher operation in Fleurier. As you drive to the facility you pass signs to some other makers in very traditional places (even […] Read more

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In February a small group of Scottish visitors were treated to a Tailored Tour in La Chaux de Fonds. At short notice a day’s visit was put on. The three people saw some of the famous luxury watch maker’s factories in the valley then an afternoon visit to the International Watch Museum followed. The history […] Read more

Switzerland abounds with specialist watch makers and the innovation and inventiveness is paramount. So it is when one specialist makes watches for pilots. My most recent watch maker visit was to De Havilland watches “Watches for pilots by Pilots”, in Yverdon-les-Bains On a tour, day one will include a visit to the workshop where the […] Read more

Relish the atmosphere of a Swiss watch manufacturer located above “watch City” itself, that’s Corum. Makers of the “Golden Bridge” watch you can see the unique US $20 coin gold watch, the intriguing watch made like a Rolls Royce car radiator and many other exhibits in their museum. After, see manufacturing/assembly in the pristine atmosphere […] Read more

At a recent meeting above the watch City of Biel Bienne the Director & Founder of Swisswatchtours met Giselle Rufer. She is the exceptional owner of Delance SA which designs and makes beautiful watches for ladies. These can be customised for special events such as wedding anniversaries ,birthdays etc A Tour will follow this year […] Read more

The web based weekly news site featured an item in March entitled “Un tour avec le montre”, (A tour with watches). As the first and only tour business dedicated to giving the best possible experience of Swiss watch making it had a positive response from the hospitality industry in the country. Read more

In an unprecedented article the Neuchâtel based newspaper featured Swisswatchtours with a full page item. The journalist wrote about the exciting news for tourism in the Canton... Read more

Parmigiani – Fleurier was the luxury watch maker visited by the Director & Founder of the new enterprise along with Myriam Hugel from Marin on the 16th February. Already viewed as a favourite by many watch collecting enthusiasts, we were treated to a visit to the restoration department where we were shown some ancient mechanical […] Read more