--- title: "Inside the watch manufactures: Private Experience, Switzerland | Avellera" url: https://avellera.com/experiences/inside-the-watch-manufactures/ description: "Behind the workshop door of the great Swiss houses, where movements are still assembled by hand. We open it, and introduce the dealers who hold pieces that never reach a window." language: en --- # Inside the watch manufactures Switzerland · Craft · All year In short Inside the watch manufactures opens the workshop doors of the great Swiss watch houses, where movements are still assembled by hand, and introduces you to dealers who hold pieces that never reach a window. It is available all year in Switzerland, and Avellera arranges it privately as part of a tailor-made journey. By Clemens & Kamilla Sengwein-Réti, Co-Founders Behind the workshop door of the great Swiss houses, where movements are still assembled by hand. We open it, and introduce the dealers who hold pieces that never reach a window. [Add it to my trip idea](https://avellera.com/start-planning/?exp=15) Book a call **Where**: Switzerland **When**: All year **Collection**: Food, Wine & Craft **How**: Private, arranged by Avellera as part of your tailor-made journey Good to know ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you visit a Swiss watch manufacture? Yes. With Inside the watch manufactures, Avellera opens the workshop door of the great Swiss houses, where movements are still assembled by hand. You see the craft up close rather than through a shop window. Avellera arranges the visits privately in Switzerland as part of a tailor-made journey and fits them into your route. ### Where can you find rare Swiss watches that are not in shop windows? Some of the most interesting Swiss watches never reach a window. As part of Inside the watch manufactures, Avellera introduces you to dealers who hold such pieces, after you have seen how movements are assembled by hand. The experience is available all year in Switzerland, and Avellera arranges every introduction privately within a tailor-made journey. ### How do I add watchmaking visits to a trip to Switzerland? Tell Avellera your travel dates and wishes, and the Vienna team builds Inside the watch manufactures into a private, tailor-made journey through Switzerland, together with hotels, transfers and guides. Tell the team which houses or complications interest you. Planning is free, and the online planner on avellera.com returns a personal trip idea and PDF right away. 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