Scona

Your story, your personalization

Scona

We carry out our work at the sole request of our customers, on their own timepieces and for their private use only. The work presented was commissioned by one of our customers. This presentation reflects our know-how and has no contractual value.

Our workshop operates at limited capacity. We respond to the best of our abilities.

Creative Watchmaking

Black and white photo of a craftsman from Geneva taken from behind

A workshop human scale

Artisans de Genève embodies the fusion between individuals and watchmaking. This is a House where ideas are reimagined collaborative way, according to our clients’ aspirations.

Watchmakers' tools and a blue leather watch strap with a polished metal clasp engraved with Artisans de Genève on a beige textured surface.

An art dedicated to others

Since its inception, our workshop has worked meticulously to offer our passionate clientele the most personalised horology experience.

Close-up of a person’s hand inspecting a watch through a loupe.

Guardians of memories

Creativity has been at the heart of our workshop. Our work almost always consists of bringing together the memories of each individual and transcribing them into the language of watchmaking.

Sketch of a wristwatch with a blue dial featuring three subdials and a tachymeter scale on the bezel.

From pencil to reality

Scona adventure began on paper, with sketches and a multitude of ideas inspired by our customer, which we refined together over time.

The project of Mr. A.L.

A Tribute To A Free Creative Era

“My timepiece is undoubtedly a testament to my desire to create a personalised piece that combines vintage lifestyle codes with my passion for traditional watchmaking. I’ve always been fascinated by this era: the objects, the cars, the unique know-how but also the drive to be ever more creative." - Mr. A.L.

For us, The Scona adventure is a perfect example of a project born of passions and memories bringing together a multitude of Artisans to create the witness of an instant.

Our workshop operates at limited capacity. We respond to the best of our abilities.

Moodboard showing two Kodachrome-style photos: one of a white building with green door and potted plants, another of a hand holding a white stone, with attached paint swatches in shades of blue labeled 'TURCHESE Scona' and a small paint sample card with blue brushstrokes.

Various-sized paint drops in shades of blue, cream, pink, and green arranged in a circle next to a vertical palette with labeled color swatches: Cielo, Mandorla, Lavanda, Amara, and Terracotta.

Sourcing Of Materials And Colors

Every material and hue is carefully selected to embody both elegance and durability, resulting in a timeless and truly personalized timepiece.

Close-up of a stainless steel wristwatch with a light blue dial and two subdials, focusing on the crown and tachymeter scale.

Lacca Smaltatura

To meet our client’s requirements, we had to go back to traditional techniques to rediscover the unique, patinated look of vintage cars.

Round blue tachymeter bezel with white numeric markings from 60 to 500 on a gradient gray background.

Midnight blue ceramic

A genuine bridge between the dial of yesteryear and the scratch-resistant materials of tomorrow, ceramic is the ideal material to guarantee resistance over time.

Various sized paint droplets in shades of blue, beige, and pink on a light cream background.

Perfect blue

To find the perfect blue, we conducted dozens of tests and extensive research for our client.

Close-up of a mechanical watch movement with a blue rotor marked 'ARTISANS DE GENEVE' and visible gears and screws.

Flam-blued

Each screw is hand-polished and the balance-bridge mirror-polished before being flame-blued

Black and white pencil sketch portrait of a man with wavy hair wearing a collared shirt and jacket with initials P.W.

We were able to find mythical lacquers in the province of Venice, Italy.

Philippe—Head of Client Relations

Focus On Modifications

Close-up of a luxury wristwatch with a light blue dial, three subdials, and blue and silver hands, marked Daytona and Swiss.

Blue elegance

The realization of the dial requires more than 7 layers of lacquer, each one grained, polished by hand and dried for 24 hours between each layer to obtain an unique domed mirror effect.

Close-up of a wristwatch with a turquoise dial, white sub-dials, and a stainless steel case on a textured stone surface.

Looking to the future

For this unusual project, we had to develop a Ceranotte midnight-blue ceramic for our client, to delicately match the blue colour with cyan highlights typical of lacquer.

Close-up of the back of a stainless steel wristwatch showing its intricate mechanical movement with a blue oscillating weight and engraved text on the case back.

Tradizionale finish

Entirely hand-crafted, traditional finish based on our client’s own movement. The bridges are skeletonised and chamfered. The work on each movement is carried out individually and can be customised according to individual desires, finishes and colours.

Other Modifications

Balance bridge

Shaped from a block of hardened steel, the deck is chamfered with a buff and file to give it a perfectly flat, shiny appearance. The black mirror polish is applied entirely by hand before the piece is given a blue PVD treatment.

Hands

The hands have been refined, chamfered and diamond-polished to give them a retro look in keeping with the watches of the time. The counter and chronometer hands are polished and coated with blue PVD.

Rotor

Ornamented with five Côtes de Genève, then meticulously chamfered, the piece is engraved with the Artisans de Genève logo. The final touch is a midnight-blue PVD treatment.

Customization provided me with a creative dimension where my only limit was my imagination. Bringing together a multitude of professions to realise my vision of my ideal watch was a timeless watchmaking experience.

Testimonial—Mr. A.L.

Inside The Customization

Each customer brings with them their story, their passions and their desires. Our workshop is transformed into a real meeting place, dedicated to the realization of all their desires.

Close-up of a wristwatch with a blue bezel and light blue dial featuring two white subdials and silver hour markers.

Close-up of a luxury watch movement showcasing detailed mechanical components and the edge of the case engraved with Artisans de Genève.

Close-up of a stainless steel watch bracelet and part of the watch bezel with tachymeter markings.

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Base
Rolex® Daytona® 116500
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Dial
Original dial modified : ltalian Belissima 290, silver counters
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Movement
Original modified movement « Tradizionale Finish »
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Balance bridge
Steel balance bridge, black polished, blue PVD treatment
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Hands
Refined H&M hands and blue PVD-coated counter hands.
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Case
Waterproof clear case
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Rotor
Ornamented with five Côtes de Genève
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Bracelet
Stainless steel with solid riveted links

Stainless steel chronograph watch with a blue bezel and light blue dial featuring three white subdials, lying on a textured stone surface with shadow patterns.

Artisans de Genève is an independent watchmaking workshop offering handcrafted timepiece customization and restoration services. We are neither associated nor affiliated with the brands of the timepieces we work on. We carry out our work at the sole request of our customers, on their own timepieces and for their private use only. The work presented was commissioned by one of our customers. This presentation reflects our know-how and has no contractual value.

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