How Mechanical Watches are Made in 2025

Last week I visited the annual International High Precision Trade Show EPHJ "The World of High Precision" in Geneva, Switzerland. In this video I explore how the products and services exhibited at EPHJ are used to make watches from an amateur / enthusiast's perspective.

EPHJ 2025 Overview:

00:00 introduction (preview of Willemin-Macodel and Stäubli exhibits)
00:35 the EPHJ trade show has everything needed to make a watch
01:00 two different ways to make a watch: Philippe Dufour (hand made) and Swatch Group (industrial)
01:11 Festina Soprod
01:42 Ronda
01:54 Manufacture La Joux-Perret
02:14 ETA - Sellita clone movements chart
02:45 Chronode movement developers
04:50 Solidworks industrial design software
05:54 Dubois Depraz
06:32 Proform rapid prototyping services
07:30 Schaublin Machines
10:18 Willemin-Macodel CNC machines
17:12 Chiron Group CNC machines
20:03 Stäubli Robotics
21:21 Werthanor watch case and bracelet manufacturer
22:10 Comblémine watch dials
22:32 Schmid Machines dial printing and movement parts decoration
27:30 Rewitech decoration machines
28:39 Lecureux assembly automation solutions
30:07 Microqubic 3D video microscopes
33:18 Thanks for watching and to the above vendors for allowing me to film!

EPHJ is hosted at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland every year at the beginning of June.

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