Take a seat on our watchmaker benches and build your own watch with us
Welcome to The workshop
Join our team for a day in London, learn how a mechanical watch movement works and assemble your own watch from our wide range of components to take home with you.
Our seminars include all components and tools needed to build your own automatic watch right with us. For the assembly, you will have access to our detailed video instructions as well as our experienced team to look over your shoulder and answer any questions throughout.
A Day like no other - Our watchmaking live event
Visit our workshop
Step through the doors into a world of watchmaking. Explore our watches and individual components and pick the parts for your own project
Understanding Horology
Learn more about watch movements and find out how they work - we will take a movement apart and explain how all the parts work together
Take your seat
Modern, height adjustable and fully equipped benches, your own watchmaking tool kit and detailed instructions at your own pace
Build your own watch
Equipped with tools, instructions and components assemble your own automatic watch with the help of our experienced watchmakers.
Learn more about Movements and British watchmaking
In our presentation we will fly through hundreds of years of watchmaking history, and explore how we arrived at the modern form of watch movements, starting from a simple sun dial.
Afterwards, we will review a modern watch movement and its components: The ST-3600 mechanical movement currently used for our Pilot and Classic Master watches is also an ideal starter movement to understand the function of individual components.
After the introduction, you will have an understanding on how mechanical movements work and it is time to start the assembly of your own watch.
What is included in the seminar?
Everything you need on the day to build your watch and take it home with you!
- Our in-house developed watchmaking toolkit
- Free choice of components for your watch
- Detailed video instructions to assemble your watch
- Close support through our team of watchmakers
The watch components you choose during the seminar can be one of the designs from our shop or you can pick individual parts to design your dream watch (subject to availability and compatibility).
Please also see our Q&A below for any other questions you might have.
Watchmaking experience (London)
Includes all components, tools and refreshments during your visit. This seminar takes place in our workshop in London.
Upcoming seminars and availability
Please note all our seminars are Saturdays, starting at 1.00PM and will be conducted in our workshop in N7 9DP, London.
We upload new seminar dates for every quarter c. 5-6 weeks in advance.
For the latest availability and next dates please click on the button below:
GIFT VOUCHER Watchmaking experience (London) (Digital or Printed)
Our seminars are also available as gift voucher - a great way to surprise a watch fan with a unique experience.
The Details
The Seminar
The seminar includes all tools needed for the assembly and all watch components to build your own watch. After the seminar you can take the watch as well as the tools home with you.
You can choose your components at the start of the seminar and either combine individual components or follow one of our established designs.
The day will start with a short introduction in our showroom. You will have plenty of time to examine and try on our watches to get an idea for your own design. Afterwards we will go through all the components needed for your watch and how they work best together.
Once you have chosen your components it is time to take a seat at our watchmaker benches. Starting with an introduction to watchmaking history, we will explore the functionality of a mechanical watch movement and give you a brief safety introduction for tools and benches.
Afterwards the assembly starts. Each guest has their own full scale bench, tools and tablet loaded with watch instructions to build a watch at their own pace.
We expect that the entire seminar will take about four hours.
Please note that due to the limited spaces available we can only offer to reschedule once with at least 2 weeks notice before the seminar date.
If you need to rebook the seminar, please inform us as early as possible.
If you can't attend with less than 2 weeks notice, we can offer you a full watchmaking starter kit (subject to your booking class) for home assembly.
Please note that our seminars are fixed events and if you miss the date, there will be no option to rebook it for a later date.
However, if you can't attend on short notice or miss your date, we can offer you instead a full starter kit from our shop to assemble at home (subject to your booking class).
Please note that our kits and events are not suitable for children of any age due to sharp tools and small parts.
We have a minimum age of 18 for attendance due to insurance requirements.
For attendees below that age but above 16, we can arrange bookings with i) an adult attending on the date (requiring a seperate booking) and ii) signing of an indemnity.
Our Facilities
Join us at our new watchmaking studio in central Islington (N7), just off Caledonian Road (Piccadilly line). We will send you the full details after booking.
We recommend taking the tube if you are arriving from London. Our studio is just a few minutes away from Caledonian Road Tube Station (Piccadilly line), one stop behind Kings Cross.
Please note that we have no dedicated parking spaces available. However, there is roadside parking around the building available during the weekend.
Secure parking for bicycles is available (free).
Please note our workshop is small and completly filled up during our seminars, including the watchmakers. Unfortunately, we can't allow additional guests or visitors in unless you have booked a seat. There are a number of coffee shops and restaurants for a comfortable wait.
Please note that our studio is on the first floor with no lift access and is not accessible via wheelchair.
Other
You can contact us through our contact page! We will be happy to assist you.