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Edge
A clear, readable boundary with no unnecessary softness or break.
Watch bevelling training · Les Brenets · Switzerland
Read the light.Master the material.
Alexandra Schmitz teaches hand and micromotor anglage on real watch components. With no more than four participants, each deviation can be seen, named and corrected while the technique is being built.
Begin by looking
ObserveAlexandra and the student facing the same detail.
CorrectA deviation seen in time becomes a correction, not a habit.
TeachThe component remains in the student’s hands.
The component as a language
Anglage is read before it is polished.
Width, edge definition, transitions and reflection: four criteria for understanding what holds and what needs correction.
Select a marker. Then activate the loupe to explore the material freely.
Point or drag across the component.
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Width
A controlled band that follows the form instead of fighting it.
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Geometry
Transitions understood and refined along a deliberate path.
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Reflection
Continuous light reveals consistency more clearly than words.
The method in motion
See the deviation while it is forming.
Read, name, connect, correct and inspect: five stages that turn a visible defect into an understood correction.
Scroll through the five stages.
01 · Observe
Read
Read the light before acting.
Width,
edge, surface and reflection provide the first diagnosis.
Criterion · light
02 · Understand
Name
Name the deviation precisely.
The
enlarged image connects a visible defect with its cause in
the gesture.
Criterion · geometry
03 · Guide
Connect
Alexandra points out the deviation while the gesture is
taking shape.
She names the pressure, angle, support or path, then
lets the student return to the component.
Criterion · path
04 · Rework
Rework
Return to the component with a clear instruction.
The student knows where to intervene, why, and with
which tool.
Criterion · correction
05 · Stabilise
Inspect
Train the eye as much as the hand.
Consistency grows from observable criteria,
repetition and documentation.
Criterion · consistency
A founding line
“What if true luxury meant having gold in your hands?”
Brilliance attracts. Geometry decides.
Before chasing shine, students learn to recognise uneven width, weakened edges, inaccurate transitions and broken reflections. That reading guides the tool and the correction.
Seeing too late
A repeated error becomes harder to isolate.
Without shared observation, pressure, angle or trajectory can settle before they are understood.
Correcting without understanding
Reworking a surface without identifying the origin of the deviation can remove material unnecessarily.
Reading the reflection, width and edge makes it possible to understand where to intervene and how far to go.
Confusing shine with accuracy
A bright surface is not enough if the geometry has weakened.
Inspection connects the visual effect to volumes, transitions and boundaries.
Three functions, three durations
8 hours to discover. 100 to build. 40 to correct.
The 8-hour day opens the workshop and establishes a starting point. The 100-hour programme builds the complete method. The 40-hour course addresses a focused need after assessment; it does not replace the reference programme.
8 hours
8 h
CHF 600
Discover the tools, test the gesture and obtain a clear assessment of what could follow.
CHF 600 is credited back when the 100-hour programme is subsequently signed.
100 hours
100 h
CHF 8,000
Build a complete working method: observation, hand and micromotor bevelling, correction and progressive autonomy.
40 hours
40 h
CHF 4,000
A targeted intensive path for profiles whose existing bases or observed aptitude make this format relevant.
Student work
Progress is visible on the components, not in the promises.
These images show work completed during training. Move the divider to compare edges, widths, transitions and reflections, then select another component.
Alexandra & the workshop
Share the same detail. Keep the component in the student’s hands.
A hand and micromotor beveller since 2006, Alexandra Schmitz has worked in production, quality inspection, workshop management and professional training. She opened Art de l’Anglage in Les Brenets in 2025 to teach groups of no more than four.
The dual-view microscope places Alexandra and the student in front of the same detail. The camera and 4K screen extend that shared observation: the deviation becomes visible, its cause is understood and the student performs the correction.
“Technology does not replace the hand. It lets us see exactly what the hand is learning.”
Documented paths
Nine paths, documented component by component.
Each portfolio brings together components, corrections and workshop observations. Projects change; the same precise criteria make progression readable.
Companies & workshops
Train a team. Develop a finish. Entrust a component.
Teams
Align the criteria.
Training on your components, grounded in the workshop’s actual practice.
Development
Define the finish.
Geometry, access and the expected result are framed before any commitment.
Subcontracting
The component comes first.
Finish, volume and timing are reviewed case by case.
Concrete markers
21 people trained. 4 companies supported.
Twelve private participants and nine people from companies have already trained in Les Brenets or with Alexandra on site.
- 4 companies
- companies have entrusted Alexandra with training or advancing their teams.
- 21 people
- people trained or supported across individual and professional programmes.
Documented case · Urban Jürgensen
Urban Jürgensen: building in-house anglage capability.
Alexandra first assessed the team’s needs, then trained them at the company using its components and working constraints. Advanced training in Les Brenets consolidated the method; the team now continues the work in-house.
Recognition and publications
Public sources that establish the workshop’s position.
- ARC HORLOGER — professional member since May 2026.
- Madame Figaro and Webzine Besançon — editorial features devoted to the workshop.
Direct contact
Tell Alexandra what you want to learn or solve.
An introduction to anglage, a complete programme, focused development or team training: describe your experience and objective. Alexandra replies herself with a clear first recommendation.