Experiences
Initium, introduction to watchmaking
Grand-Rue 17, 1204 Genève · Vieille-Ville
Open to the public, booking advised, paid entry.
The place
In a 17th-century building on the Grand-Rue, a watchmaker guides each participant through taking apart and reassembling a mechanical movement.
The three-hour introduction is enough to grasp the gear train and the escapement; the longer formats go as far as assembling your own watch, which you take home.
Getting there
- Real opening hours
- Weekdays and Saturdays, by booking
- Price
- Introduction3 h · watch not includedCHF 350
- Furlan Marri watchHalf dayCHF 1,950
- Full dayfrom CHF 2,990
Group courses on quotation.
- How to book
- By email
- Contact
- geneva@initium.swiss
- Lead time
- —
- Languages
- FR · EN · DE · IT · ES
- Suggested time
- 3 hours to a full day
- Nearest stop
- Bel-Air
- Walk from Cornavin
- 13 min
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