Watch anglage training · Les Brenets · 4 participants
8h to enter the workshop seriously. 40h to rework an already-started practice. 100h to build a complete foundation with time to see, rework and check.
The right format depends on what your hand can already do and what your eye already sees on the component. The conversation helps choose accurately.
Training begins with vocabulary, related finishes, materials and reading light. Alexandra can teach in French or English.
Posture, support, bench height and the role of each tool are set before the gesture. Many defects begin there.
The component imposes its volumes, surfaces and sensitive areas. The work starts from real difficulties, not from an abstract promise.
Straight graining and satin finishing form the foundation. Regularity comes first, before the more difficult anglage work.
Hand anglage, micromotor anglage, inward angles and outward angles all demand more precision, clearer reading and firmer control.
The final objective is to see the defect before it settles, rework in the right place, inspect the component and grow in autonomy.
This video shows the real training environment: bench workstation, binocular microscope, high-definition camera, 4K screen, micromotors, supports and gesture correction on a component.
It also shows what matters in a small-group training format: seeing the defect, understanding why it appears, then correcting it without moving the problem elsewhere.
Three formats, three uses: discover the workshop, straighten a practice, or build a complete foundation.
| Format | Mainly used for | Starting point | Logical choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8h | Entering the workshop seriously and seeing what the work truly requires. | Beginner, curious profile, or someone cautious before committing to a longer format. | To determine whether 40h or 100h is right. |
| 40h | Resuming, correcting and stabilising a practice that is already under way. | Existing foundations, a partial command of the gesture, or a practice that needs bringing back into line. | Targeted refresher. |
| 100h | Building a broader foundation with more time, repetition and structure. | Motivated beginner, career change, or a need for more time and reference points. | A broader foundation, built step by step. |
40h and 100h: these two formats can support an orientation toward a manufacture environment, depending on the starting point, commitment and result achieved. They include a photo portfolio and an Art de l’Anglage certificate. A recommendation letter may be issued only when the observed work and the path justify it.
8h: the 8h discovery day is reimbursed if a 100h is then booked.
For selected 40h and 100h paths, the work is gathered into an end-of-training booklet: steps, before/after views, techniques practised and Alexandra’s view of the progression.
You come to work on a component at the bench, not to buy an automatic result. Details vary by format, but what will be read, reworked and checked remains clear before booking.
The result depends on the starting point, attendance, time actually spent at the bench and the ability to correct a defect without moving it elsewhere. A recommendation letter, a BeWatchmaker extension or an orientation toward a manufacture context are never automatic: they are validated only if the observed work justifies it.
The aim is not just to obtain a shiny component. It is to learn to see what holds, what breaks under the light, what needs reworking and why.
The 8h format is a first workshop day, not a simple visit. It is there to see the bench, the tools, the first difficulties and to avoid choosing the wrong format.
You already have foundations, a gesture under way, or a practice that needs to be brought back into line so that it regains consistency.
It is not the right entry point for a simple first contact, nor for someone whose main need is to build from the beginning.
The difference is the starting point: the 40h refines an existing practice, while the 100h installs the markers from the beginning.
You are starting out, changing careers, or need more time and reference points to install the right habits without skipping steps.
It is not the right entry point if you simply want to discover the workshop, or if your need is mainly a targeted refresher.
This format is relevant when the basics need to be built or broadly reworked, without trying to accelerate too early.
The 100h gives time to build properly. The 40h remains relevant when a base already exists and needs targeted rework.
Five answers to choose the right format.
Yes. The 8h allows you to discover the workshop seriously. The 100h also suits a motivated beginner or a career change that needs more structure.
The 8h is there to discover the real conditions of the workshop. The 40h is there to resume a practice that is already under way. The 100h is there to build more broadly. The choice depends above all on the starting point.
Yes. Alexandra is bilingual in French and English and can teach in English. The theoretical booklet given at the beginning of the course is available in the language of your choice.
The 40h and 100h formats can support an orientation toward a manufacture environment, depending on the starting point, commitment and result achieved. They include a photo portfolio and an Art de l’Anglage certificate. A recommendation letter may be issued only when the observed work and the path justify it.
It is there to look at where you really are: gestures already acquired, recurring defects and useful time. The idea is not to push towards the longest option, but towards the most accurate one.
The conversation calmly validates 8h, 40h or 100h according to your starting point, the defects to rework, your objective and the time that is genuinely useful.
“I would rather guide someone towards the right format than towards the longest one.” Alexandra Schmitz
