Take a seat on our watchmaker benches and build your own watch
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 the experienced team of Watch Supply to look over your shoulder and answer any questions.
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 delivered via individual tablets.
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 take it apart: 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.
It was fantastic. A lovely setup and very friendly people on hand to give me assistance with little tips and tricks on how to get the various bits and pieces together.
A fantastic enjoyable and interesting afternoon.
Highly recommended! The size of the class made this a better experience as help was on hand at all times.
Wonderful introduction to watch making! Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
What is included in the seminar?
Everything you need on the day to build your watch and take it home with you!
- Full watchmaking toolkit
- Components for your watch (see below)
- Access to watchmakers and video instructions to assemble your watch
- Refreshments during the day
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).
- Standard booking: All designs in our shop excluding i) GMT movements, ii) solid bronze cases or iii) skeleton movements
- Premium booking: Your pick from our full range of components
The seminar includes our full watchmaking tool kit to take home with you, which will additionally allow you to assemble any of our watchmaking kits after the seminar.
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 and 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 to build your dream design (please note that GMT, skeleton and solid bronze case designs require the premium booking option).
Our basic booking covers all our standard kits as shown in our workshop (combined as shown for the various models or separately picked by the attendee).
The Premium variant additionally covers all variants with a GMT or skeleton movement or a solid bronze case.
It is possible to upgrade on the day of the seminar from the standard booking to the premium variant.
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 rebookings or refunds once with at least 2 weeks notice before the seminar date.
If you need to rebook the seminar due to an emergency, please inform us as early as possible.
For any cancellations or no-shows with less than 2 weeks notice, we can offer you a full watchmaking kit of your wishes (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 a kit from our shop (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.