Read the geometry
Identify edges, volumes, access, protected areas and transitions before touching the component.
Training · Les Brenets
Choose the amount of training your starting point genuinely needs.
8 hours to discover and assess. 100 hours to build the complete method. 40 hours to correct a focused need after evaluation. Every course uses real watch components and combines hand tools with micromotor techniques.
A practical method
Four fundamentals before brilliance.
Accurate anglage grows from a sequence of precise decisions. Geometry, support, tool path and reflected light give the hands a repeatable method.
Set the workstation and supports
Posture, holding, light and the choice of file, buff or micromotor determine the path.
Name the deviation
Uneven width, a broken reflection, a soft edge or a misplaced correction become facts that can be addressed.
Correct and inspect again
The correction is tested on the component and read with the same criteria until it becomes stable.
Choose accurately
Choose the right duration, not simply the longest.
The 8-hour day lets you discover the workshop and assess your starting point. The 100-hour course builds the complete method. The 40-hour course is for an existing practice and a focused technical need identified through assessment.
8 h
- Objective
- Discover the tools and try the technique.
- Audience
- Beginners, enthusiasts or professionals assessing the setting.
- Duration
- 8 hours.
- Price
- CHF 600.
- Prerequisite
- No technical prerequisite.
- Group
- Les Brenets · up to 4 people.
- Realistic learning outcome
- First tool handling and individual feedback to choose the next step.
CHF 600 credited back when the 100-hour programme is subsequently signed.
100 h
- Objective
- Build a complete hand and micromotor working method.
- Audience
- Motivated beginners, career changers and professionals.
- Duration
- 100 hours.
- Price
- CHF 8,000.
- Prerequisite
- No technical prerequisite; an initial conversation is required.
- Group
- Les Brenets · up to 4 people.
- Realistic learning outcome
- A structured method and progressive autonomy, sustained through regular practice.
40 h
- Objective
- Work on one focused technical need.
- Audience
- Profiles with existing practice, related experience or observed aptitude.
- Duration
- 40 hours.
- Price
- CHF 4,000.
- Prerequisite
- Mandatory prior assessment by Alexandra.
- Group
- Les Brenets · up to 4 people.
- Realistic learning outcome
- Progress concentrated on the assessed point; this format does not replace the 100-hour programme.
Decision questions
Plan your time in Les Brenets.
Do I already need to be a watchmaker or beveller?
The 8-hour day and 100-hour programme welcome committed beginners as well as professionals. The 40-hour course is intended for profiles whose assessment identifies a focused technical need.
Why is the 100-hour programme the pedagogical reference?
It provides time to build the eye, supports, hand and micromotor techniques, corrections and progressive autonomy on real watch components.
Is the 40-hour path a faster version of the 100-hour programme?
The 40-hour course concentrates on a technical need identified during assessment. The 100-hour course remains the complete reference programme.
What can the 8-hour discovery day actually provide?
A complete view of the workshop, first tool handling, a trial of the technique and individual feedback to identify the most coherent next step.
Can the training take place in English?
Yes. Alexandra teaches and corrects in French or English. Theory is available in the chosen language.
How does the support remain individual?
The workshop welcomes no more than four people at once. The dual-view microscope, camera and screen make it possible to share the same detail during correction.
Working environment
A workshop designed for close inspection and correction.
Files, buffs, micromotors and work supports remain central. The dual-view microscope, camera and 4K screen make it possible to share the same observation, then return the component immediately to the student’s hands.
The necessary equipment is available in the workshop, except for a specific need agreed before the session.
Direct contact
Your starting point matters more than the number of hours.
Describe your experience, the components that interest you and the result you want to achieve. Alexandra will recommend the 8-hour day, the 100-hour reference programme or, when assessment supports it, the focused 40-hour course.