Complementary partnership · Swiss Made skeleton models · Les Brenets, Switzerland
A skeletonised support to extend the anglage work.
BeWatchmaker remains an optional extension: training, the component and bench correction come first.
BeWatchmaker can give a tangible continuation to selected paths: finish a component, decorate it and assemble a watch coherent with the work done at the bench. Training remains central; the support is optional and framed separately.
The partnership
BeWatchmaker makes sense only when the support serves the work.
The partnership is not a parallel showcase. It serves selected paths when the skeletonised support makes the movement readable and clearly extends the learning.
The BeWatchmaker base comes after real workshop work, never instead of it.
It can help the student connect anglage, decoration, movement and final object without blurring the result actually reached.
The choice is confirmed case by case: expected result, schedule, cost, availability and objective must remain clear.
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Clear reading of the movement
The skeletonised movement makes visible the areas to finish and the edges that must remain clean.
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Serious foundation
The Swiss Made base provides a serious watchmaking frame without turning training into watch sales.
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Credible continuation
Assembly extends the finishing work only when the path justifies it.
The concept in images
See the support before choosing the extension.
The support is shown here to clarify the option before choosing it. The centre remains the workshop work: seeing, angling, correcting and controlling.
BeWatchmaker × Initium video: understanding the kit logic.
This video explains the kit logic: open movement, readable finishing areas and final assembly.
The experience explained: assembling a watch on a Swiss Made base.
The Initium video shows the assembly principle. It does not replace Art de l’Anglage’s review or the bench work.
The selected support
An existing base, chosen because it serves the work.
The BeWatchmaker base is an existing Swiss Made kit, selected for its readability: open movement, visible finishing areas and possible assembly.
It is only relevant when it serves the learning path: showing the work completed, linking finishing to a complete object and keeping a tangible record of the work reached.
The choice remains optional and is confirmed with Alexandra according to the work completed, budget, timing and the purpose of the project.
Kit reference points
What the student finds in this base.
These markers explain what the base brings: a skeletonised movement, an identified case, components to finish and an assembly frame.
- Case
- 42 mm 316L steel, in the spirit of the Ovide, with polished and satin finishes.
- Dial
- Open to reveal the movement and give a true reading of the work carried out.
- Movement
- Skeleton ETA 6497, Swiss Made, hand-wound mechanical movement.
- Decoration
- Bridges and mainplates suited to real finishing work according to the selected work.
- Elements
- Hand sets, white leather/rubber strap and assembly accessories.
- Step-by-step support
- HD video tutorials, professional tools and step-by-step support within the chosen format.
What the experience brings together
A part, a workshop, an assembly — in the right order.
What makes this proposal interesting is not the idea of the kit in itself. It is the way it is ordered with the rest: see, angle, decorate, then assemble.
A watch designed to be read.
The open movement makes bridges, plates and edges easier to read when locating the finishing work.
Real anglage and decoration work.
The priority remains the gesture: prepare, angle, control, take up again, without hiding defects behind the final object.
A tangible continuation, in the right frame.
Assembly comes after bench work, as a tangible extension, not as a shortcut.
What this does not change
Training remains first.
Training remains first. BeWatchmaker can extend the path when it helps show the work: seeing, bevelling, correcting and holding a finish.
You want the final piece to retain a trace of the work achieved.
The base can give your training a concrete form, provided the final piece remains honest about the work actually reached.
You need a concrete support without blurring the result actually reached.
The base can act as a thread if it helps structure learning instead of distracting from it.
You are looking for a coherent part to extend finishing work.
It can provide a coherent support to document the steps or present controlled finishing work.
For a team, manufacture or skill-up need on your own parts: see the Companies page for feedback and return on experience: see the testimonials
Book an appointment
Frame the right extension, if the project justifies it.
The right choice is simple to clarify: work, timing, budget and the purpose of the final piece.
Or write directly to Alexandra: alexandraschmitz@artdelanglage.com +41 77 422 46 08