Custom Watchmaking Projects
Crafting an Exceptional Watch Always Begins with a Strong Idea.
We support watch brands in all their projects, whether it’s creating a novel complication, designing an integrated movement, or bringing a large-scale project to fruition.
Expertise Focused on Watch Complications
A display that suspends time, a date that disappears and reappears, a hand that follows an unexpected path, a perpetual calendar… Each movement becomes the engine of an idea, a creative impulse, custom-designed for your watch project.
We are not a standard movement manufacturer. We are craft watchmakers, specializing in mechanisms that make a watch unforgettable. Whether it’s complementing an existing caliber or designing an entirely new solution, our team conceives and develops complex modules with precision, ease of use, and mechanical elegance.
Tailored Support, From Idea to Assembly
DESIGN
Collaboration from the First Sketch
Every watchmaking project starts with an idea, sometimes very precise, sometimes still evolving. Our team takes the time to listen to your ambition, study your positioning, and explore creative avenues that will best translate your brand’s universe.
Together, we define the main technical and aesthetic directions of the future mechanism, whether it is a complication or a complete movement. The initial design is developed through ongoing dialogue between your ambitions and our mechanical suggestions.
Technical Development
Transforming Vision into Mechanics
Once the principles are defined, our technical office springs into action.
Feasibility studies, caliber architecture, 3D modeling, and then prototyping: every detail is considered.
We prioritize smooth execution and apparent simplicity, even for the most sophisticated complications.
Adjustments are made through iterations until a mechanism that is both powerful, elegant, and reliable is achieved.
Manufacturing
Precision and Artisanal Excellence
Components are produced by our select network of specialized partners.
Each piece is decorated according to the highest standards of Swiss watchmaking. From perlage to polishing, every finish reflects your brand’s identity.
This step ensures perfect coherence between the mechanics, aesthetics, and the final perception of the product.
Project Monitoring
Rigor and Transparency Until Delivery
Throughout the project, you are supported by a dedicated team. We ensure rigorous technical monitoring, from chronometric tests to final quality controls. Every step is documented and shared. This clear and structured operation guarantees your project is completed on time, in accordance with your requirements, without compromising on quality.
Examples of Completed Watch Projects
The Watch: Le Temps Suspendu for Hermès
Over the years, Agenhor has assisted several watch houses in bringing unique projects to fruition, blending technical innovation and artistic expression.
Client Objective
Technical Challenge
Agenhor's Solution
Development of a patented module allowing the movement to be desynchronized from the display elements.
Final Result:
Why Entrust Us with Your Watch Project?
Choosing Agenhor means collaborating with an independent workshop recognized for its ability to bring large-scale projects to life, whether it’s a simple complication or a complex, complete watch movement.
Based in Geneva, at the heart of Swiss watchmaking, our workshop designs pieces that combine mechanical precision, technical creativity, and artisanal excellence. Every Swiss watch that we help create bears the signature of demanding, custom-made expertise, designed to meet the highest ambitions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Watchmaking Expertise
What types of projects do you handle?
We primarily develop custom mechanical complicationsbased on existing movements. In some cases, we also handle the complete movement designwhen the complication and caliber melt into one another.
Do you work with emerging brands?
Yes. We collaborate with established houses as well as independent creators who have a strong vision and a structured project. What matters is that the project inspires commitment, is technically feasible, and consistent with our expertise.
What is the average lead time for a project?
Developing a complication or a complete project takes an average of 8 to 24 months, depending on the complexity of the mechanism, technical exchanges with your teams, and necessary validation steps.