| Saint-Maurice Church | Besançon | October 10 at 10:10 CET, | The bells of Saint-Maurice church will ring to celebrate the first World Watch Day. |
| Montécheroux and Liebvillers | Montécheroux and Liebvillers | October 10 at 10:10 CET | Ringing of the bells of the church, the temple, and the belfry of Montécheroux, together with the bells of the belfry of Liebvillers, in concert at 10:10 CET |
| Musée de la pince | Montécheroux | October 10, from 14:00 to 17:00 CET, free entrance | Guided tours. Visites guidées avec en sus l'exposition temporaire "Avant la pince, l'outil d'horlogerie! " en plusieurs tableaux sur le parcours. |
| Musée de la montre | Morteau - Villers-Le-Lac | All day | Guided tours through the exposition and presentation of the future “Cité des Horlogers”. |
| Cluses | October 10 at 15:00 CET | Guided tour “Mechanics and gear wheels”. Reservation by phone +33 4 50 96 43 00 or by email: musee@2ccam.fr. |
| AFPA - Association pour la formation professionnelle des adultes | Besançon | October 10, from 8:00-16:00 CET, free entrance | Guided tours and an open house of the educational institution. Meet the teachers and learn about the existing training programmes. |
| A.F.A.H.A - l'Association Française des Amateurs d'Horlogerie Ancienne | Besançon | October 10, from 10:00-12:00 & 14:00-16:00 CET | An open house event to introduce the association. |
| Musée du Temps | Besançon | October 12, from 14:30 CET, free entrance | 14:30 Guided tour “Time measurement: Time calculations and instruments from Antiquity to modern days”
16:00 Guided tours through the permanent exposition
More info |
| Musée Japy | Beaucourt | October 10, from 14:00-17:00 CET | Guided tours “Enter the manufacturing adventure”. |
| Lycée Edgar Faure, Lycée des métiers de la précision et du luxe | Morteau | October 10, from 10:30 CET, free participation | Guided tour and meeting with teachers and students. A group of 10 people max, register: zacharie.rochette@ac-besancon.fr |
| Bucherer | Paris | October 10, from 9:30 to 19:00 CET, free participation | An open house event to celebrate World Watch Day with workshops, discussions, and lectures on watches and books on watchmaking. |
| Chronos Plus Magazine | Athens, online | October | A special feature with a series of educational articles in Greek and English explaining the difference between movements, materials, dial finishing techniques and most commonly used complications. |
| Tempo Futuro (Independent Watchmaking Fair) | Lisbon | October 10, 14:00-22:00 GMT+1, free entrance | 14:00 – 22:00: Exhibition of Portuguese independent watchmakers and microbrands, 17:30: Book launch: História e Evolução da Relojoaria nos Séc. XVII e XVIII by Sílvio Pereira (there will be a signing session), 18:30 – 19:30: Conference: Education and Independent Watchmaking, with Dann Phimphrachanh (AHCI) and Paulo Anastácio (Casa Pia, Lisbon). |
| Degree Hall of the University of Granada Campus in Melilla | Melilla | October 7, 20:00 CET, free entrance | Live conference: “World Clock Day”. Speaker: D.Juan José Florensa Conesa |
| Nordic Watch Awards | Stockholm | October 10 | Announcement of the winner of the Nordic Watch Awards, followed by a Gala dinner as a part of the worldwide celebrations of World Watch Day. |
| Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève (MAH) | Geneva | October 10-31, October 10 starts at 10:10 CET, October 11-31 from 11:00 CET, free entrance | Exposition "Even a Broken Clock is Right Three Times a Day". A work of art that discreetly alters reality. |
| Musée International d'Horlogerie (MIH) | La Chaux-de-Fonds | October 10, at 10:10 CET, free participation | Guided tour with a focus on international watchmaking: “Horology: the international history”. |
| True Luxury Business | Geneva, online, Instagram | October 10, at 12:00 CET | Online live webinar “Art infusion in watchmaking”. |
| Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux | Le Sentier | October 10, free entrance | 10:10 - Coffee and discussion with manufacturers from the Vallée de Joux, 10:30 - Round table “The role of spreading horological culture by manufacturers” with participation of Jaeger-LeCoultre and AP, and a presentation of the book "La Montre. Histoires et savoir-faire". Tombola with a chance to win 20 dedicated copies, 12:10 - Free guided tour of the temporary exhibition “Comix Mécanix”, 13:10 - Watchmaking demonstrations and presentation of watchmaking training programs. |
| EPHJ, the international high-precision show | Geneva, online | October 10 at 10:10 CET | Livestream video on the topic: “ Un nouvel élan collectif permettra-t-il de réinventer l'horlogerie?". Among guests are Marco Tedeschi, CEO & Fondateur de Kross Studio, François Billig, CEO du Groupe Acrotec, Jean-Jacques Weber, President of the Fédération Française de l'Horlogerie, Olivier Müller, founder of Luxe-Consult, Serge Maillard, Editeur Europa Star and Alexandre Catton, Directeur, Salon EPHJ. Modération : Marc-André Deschoux, founder WatchesTV. |
| Autour du Temps | Geneva | October 10-11, from 9:00 to 17:00 CET, free entrance | Watchmaking expertise days (Les journées du savoir.faire horlogère). Guided tours, animation, workshops. Prior registration in required for some events. |
| Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Study 2025 | Geneva, online, LinkedIn | October 10, 10:10 CET | Presentation of the Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Study 2025. Featuring guest panelists: Thomas Baillod, CEO, BA111OD; Gregory Affolter, Chairman AFDT and Director at Affolter Group; Giovanni Prigigallo, Co-founder, EveryWatch
With presentations from our watch study authors: Karine Szegedi, Consumer Industry Leader and Head of Fashion & Luxury; Benjamin MORIN, Watch Industry Expert; Silvio Jobin, Watch Industry Expert |
| The Watch Collector's Club | London, online | October 10 | Livestream on YouTube with people telling stories about their watches. |
| The Watch Collector's Club | London, Mayfair | October 10, from 18:00 BST | An evening cocktail to celebrate World Watch Day at Fellows Auctioneers. |
| Fellows Auctioneers | London, Mayfair | October 10, 10:00-17:00 BST, free entrance | An open house event with an introduction to watchmaking culture. In the program: dedication of a book about watchmaking for kids; free evaluation of timepieces; lectures on the history of watches and how an auction house works. |
