- Free cancellationFor a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Duration1 hr – 2 hr
- Guide languagesGerman, English
- Instant confirmationMobile ticket
Free cancellation
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Overview
Few people know the souls of things, and even fewer can make these souls perceptible and tangible to others. Maurice can. If you also desire to belong to this chosen group, you must come to Maurice. “à Maurice”, from Maurice de Mauriac, is a meeting place for people who want to feel and experience the soul of mechanical watches. You’ll disassemble a Unitas pocket movement – the device that powers a manual watch – and then reassemble it under the watchful eye of a private watchmaker.
What's included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Beverages
- Coffee and/or Tea
- The listed price does not include a parking fee, payable at the time of tour check-in.
Itinerary
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Maurice de Mauriac
2 hrAdmission included
Your experience starts right at our Atelier in the middle of Zurich. We, the Dreifuss Family warmly welcome you at our very unique Atelier. Firstly, we will tell you the interesting history of the Maurice de Mauriac brand adventure, explaining you everything from the beginning. We give you insights on how we work and how we produce the very own style of watches. This is followed by us giving you an introduction into the Swiss Watch Industry to learn how it all started. (15 - 30minutes) Then the main part of the attraction starts as you will sit down with our well-educated watchmaker, who shows you in detail how a mechanical watch works. Next, it`s YOUR turn to assemble parts of the watch. You will wear an original watchmaker dress and a magnifying watch glass to do so while our watchmaker is overviewing the process. Photos are allowed to be taken throughout the whole time. In the end, you all receive a gift to remember this exclusive watch workshop.
Meeting point and pickup
Meeting point
End point
Ends back at the meeting point.
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Traveller reviews
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- Y5009QUlauras · Aug 2026
Watchmaking FUN
My husband and I had a great experience at Maurice de Mauriac. We learned a lot about hoe watches were made as well as the history of the company. The price for the watching making class is 250 CHD per person, but if you buy a watch that amount is deducted from the price. The discussion and watch making session took about 2 hours. It is a family run company and the owners were there. They made you feel very welcome and treated you like family. It's a small shop, but it's where the watches are actually made. There were no crowds, we took the class privately. The atmosphere was very casual and friendly. This is best suited for teenagers and older. We watched while Jannick took a watch apart and explained the pieces to us. We then put the watch back together (with his help haha). After the "class" we went to lunch and came back and purchased a watch. You can take a class in which you make your own watch, but since we didn't think we would purchase one we didn't do that. But in the end the watches are very special and I decided to get one. Since they needed to put it together, Massimo, one of the owners delivered it to our hotel the next morning because we were leaving to go to St. Moritz. They truly treated us like family.
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- cdN5504FQ · Jul 2026
Timeless Watchmaking Experience
Any visit to Switzerland brings to mind horology. A hands on experience best way to immerse yourself in watchmaking. From the tour of the atelier to to the history and theory of watch assembly to the hands on experience of putting a mechanical mechanism back together into a working watch was quite fulfilling. Masha was quite communicative and helpful - from initial inquiry, selection of watch, and finally matching straps. The class was awesome. To leave with a watch for which I chose the options (face, complications, etc.) but best of all assisted in its final assembly was tremendously rewarding!
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- 7romans · Jul 2026
Outstanding experience
I had an outstanding experience at Maurice de Mauriac in Zurich, where I purchased two watches. Massimo and Leonard dedicated their time to guiding me through numerous color and technical combinations, helping me create watches that perfectly matched our preferences. The watches were ready the very next day, along with a thorough introduction to their operation and proper care. An exceptional, highly personalized experience from start to finish—I wholeheartedly recommend Maurice de Mauriac to anyone looking for truly one-of-a-kind timepieces and outstanding service.
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- Sunshine56324192959 · Jun 2026
Watches at their best.
The course was exciting, entertaining, and educational, and it was excellently organized - we would gladly attend another course again. Everything went perfectly. Heartfelt thanks to the entire team! Oliver
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- Eric H · May 2026
Fun visit with my son!
Excellent experience if you like watches or are just curious. My son and I are both engineers and asked many questions. The watchmaker was very knowledgeable and answered them patiently. Great to learn about watches! NOTE: the business has moved to Ramistrasse 5 which is about 15 minutes walk from their original location.
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- Sylwia_K · Mar 2026
Best watchmaking...
Best watchmaking experience. Had a great teacher that was very patient and loved every minute of it.
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