Haute horlogerie · Vallée de Joux · Est. 1874
Time,
made slowly.
Each Vey is assembled, regulated and cased by one watchmaker. Three hundred and twelve parts, twelve hundred hours, one signature on the bridge.
The hands on this watch show your time · --:--
01 — The Maison
We make fewer than three hundred watches a year. Every one is built from the first screw to the last by a single watchmaker, who signs the movement by hand. It takes as long as it takes.
Six benches, one valley, five generations. No conveyor, no shortcuts, and no two enamel dials quite alike.
— Hélène Vey, fifth generation
02 — Heritage
Since 1874,
by hand.
- 1874
Élise Vey opens a two-bench workshop above a bakery in Le Sentier.
- 1902
First chronometer certificate. The ledger notes “a deviation of one second, on a cold day”.
- 1931
Calibre 9: 2.4 mm thin, made to slip under a shirt cuff.
- 1968
Quartz arrives. The Maison keeps all six benches mechanical.
- 1999
A grand-feu enamel atelier opens in the old town of Genève.
- 2026
Calibre V‑12: a 72-hour reserve, assembled start to finish by one hand.
03 — Anatomy
Seven of
312 parts.
Scroll to take a Vey apart. Every layer was finished by hand before it was hidden.
04 — Calibre V‑12
A heart that beats eight times a second.
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph · 4 Hz
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Jewels
- 31 rubies
- Components
- 214 in the movement
- Finishing
- Côtes de Genève, perlage, blued screws
- Rotor
- 22k gold, hand-engraved
05 — Collections
One calibre,
three moods.
Hover to try each dial on. Click to reserve it for your viewing.
06 — The atelier
Measured in hours,
not units.
components, each finished by hand
from the first cut to final regulation
a day, tested for 15 days in six positions
of power from one fully wound mainspring
07 — Boutiques
Hold it before
you decide.
Private viewings last an hour, with a watchmaker at the bench. No obligation, coffee included.
Merci.
A concierge would write to you within one working day to confirm your viewing. (Demo page: nothing was sent.)