Bespoke

Timekeeping.

Thirty pieces per year, made entirely to order in our Geneva atelier. From commission to delivery: eleven months. Not one day less.

The Luminate atelier in Geneva, a watchmaker at the bench

"We make thirty watches per year. Each one takes eleven months."

Henrik Lumiere, Founder

How a piece is made

  1. 01

    Commission

    A conversation, not a form. We meet to understand what the piece should accomplish: the complications required, the materials preferred, the hand that will wear it.

  2. 02

    Design

    The movement architecture is drawn before a single part is machined. Four weeks of technical drawings, reviewed twice before metal is cut.

  3. 03

    Manufacture

    Every component (187 in the Calibre I, 499 in the Grande Sonnerie) is made in-house. Outsourcing parts is not how we achieve the tolerances we require.

  4. 04

    Assembly

    One watchmaker assembles your piece from start to finish. The same hands that cut the wheels, set the jewels, adjust the escapement.

  5. 05

    Delivery

    Eleven months from commission. Tested for accuracy at six positions over fourteen days. Delivered in person.

On tolerances

A hairspring that deviates by one micron in its geometry introduces an error of 30 seconds per day. We measure to half a micron.

30
Pieces per year
100%
In-house components
1987
Founded
6
Watchmakers

For those who intend to carry one

Commissions open for 2026.

We accept four new commissions per quarter. The waiting list is currently open. Initial conversations take approximately one hour.

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