A watchmaking Tuesday, from the manufacture to the Quai des Bergues.
Four stops, two optional, and the reverse of the Saturday rule: every stop must be booked, and most close at the weekend. We start where watches are made and end at the address where Patek began.
- Tuesday to Thursday
- 4 stops + 2 optional
- Start 9:00
- ≈ 30 min by public transport
- ≈ 25 min walking (35 with the optional stops)
Book before you go
From the longest lead time to the shortest.
- Showroom UrwerkBy email · visit@urwerk.comLead time 48 hours to one week
- F.P.Journe Le RestaurantBy phone · +41 22 320 49 49Lead time Several days ahead recommended
- Frederique Constant manufactureOnline formLead time —
- Czapek BoutiqueBy phone · +41 22 557 41 41Lead time —
9:00
01 · Manufactures · Plan-les-Ouates
Frederique Constant manufacture
A 3-hour assembly workshop. For a group of 4 or more, the tour alone (1 h 30, CHF 15) is enough and frees up the late morning. This is the stop that sets the day, and the only one outside the centre.
Left out: Initium, introduction to watchmaking. It replaces Frederique Constant in the morning if you have no transport, or on a Monday or a Friday, when the manufacture does not receive visitors: it is right in the Old Town.
Left out: FHH watchmaking workshop. The workshop is booked for a group of six to ten: an option if you travel with others.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- By appointment
- Real opening hours
- Tuesday–Thursday 9:00–17:00 Closed Monday, Friday and weekends
- Booking
- Online form
- Price
- Manufacture tour CHF 15
- Suggested time
- 1 h 30 (tour) · 3 h (workshop)
- ≈ 30 min by public transport
12:45
02 · Tables · Rive
F.P.Journe Le Restaurant
Weekday lunch menu, last service at 13:15. This is the table left out of the Saturday route because it closes at the weekend: here, it has its place.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- Book ahead
- Real opening hours
- Monday–Thursday 11:45–13:15 · 18:45–20:30 Friday lunch only Closed Saturday and Sunday
- Booking
- By phone · +41 22 320 49 49
- Price
- High-end
- Suggested time
- 1 h 30 to 2 h 30
- ≈ 10 min on foot
A short detour at the start: the Jardin Anglais is a step away, with the Flower Clock, created in 1955, and its 2.5-metre second hand, said to be the longest in the world.
14:45
03 · Boutiques · Vieille-Ville
Showroom Urwerk
Open Monday to Friday. Allow 30 to 45 min.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- By appointment
- Real opening hours
- By appointment, Monday to Friday
- Booking
- By email · visit@urwerk.com
- Price
- Free
- Suggested time
- 30 to 45 min
- ≈ 15 min on foot
15:45
04 · Boutiques · Saint-Gervais
Czapek Boutique
Patek, Czapek & Cie was founded here in 1839. Saturday ends at the Patek Philippe Museum; the week ends where it all began.
Left out: Patek Philippe Museum. Open on weekdays, but already on the Saturday route: this way the two routes never overlap for anyone staying two days.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- By appointment
- Real opening hours
- Tuesday–Friday 10:00–18:00 Saturday 14:00–18:00 Closed Sunday and Monday
- Booking
- By phone · +41 22 557 41 41
- Price
- Free
- Suggested time
- 30 to 60 min
- ≈ 5 min on foot · optional
17:00
Optional
05 · Experiences · Pâquis
Audemars Piguet masterclass at the AP House
The finishing masterclass (60 min), only if a session falls on that day.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- Book ahead
- Real opening hours
- Depending on the dates open for booking on the Audemars Piguet website
- Booking
- Online form
- Price
- Depends on the masterclass
- Suggested time
- 1 to 3 hours depending on the masterclass
- ≈ 5 min on foot · optional
19:00
Optional
06 · Tables · Pâquis
Leopard Bar, Hôtel d’Angleterre
Opens at 19:00, booking by phone.
See the pageAccess
- Status
- Book ahead
- Real opening hours
- Every day 19:00–2:00 Live music Monday to Saturday until 1:00
- Booking
- By phone · +41 22 906 55 37
- Price
- High-end
- Suggested time
- 1 to 2 hours
Travel times are estimates, based on the distance between places when not recorded: an order of magnitude, not directions. Opening hours are those recorded on each page; if in doubt, the page prevails.