Ventura
Ventura
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.
Creative Watchmaking

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.

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

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.

From pencil to reality
Ventura adventure began on paper, with sketches and a multitude of ideas inspired by our customer, which we refined together over time.
The Ventura Project: When Chance Becomes Intention
Precious materials. Deep symbolism. A tribute to the history of Venetian glassmaking, while capturing the very essence of chance that shaped this unique material. Aventurina in Italian means “by chance”. A stroke of destiny, a fortuitous meeting of copper and glass. Rose gold – also containing copper – was chosen.
Sapphire too was selected, to echo the transparency of glass. Shaping these materials is no easy feat. Aventurine demands incredible precision to reveal its sparkle without losing its magic.


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.

A timepiece made of contrasts
The deep blue of aventurine meeting the warmth of rose gold, the mysterious transparency of glass and the warm shimmer of copper as common threads.

Aventurine
By choosing aventurine, our client embraced unpredictability through a material's story, born by chance, becoming his own.

A balance between material, form and light
Every element of the watch, from the hand-faceted rose gold hands to the solid gold hour-markers, has been designed to create a perfect balance between material, form and light.

Playing on transparency
The chronograph mechanism is revealed through the three counters at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock.

Aventurine requires specialized and highly technical expertise to shape it into a dial and for all assembly operations.
Focus On Modifications

An adventure extending to the dial
The delicate and fragile nature of aventurine, contrasting with the hardness of glass, makes the machining and polishing processes very intricate.

Depth and relief effects
The dial features appealing contrasts between mirror-polished aventurine, translucent sapphire and metallization for improved readability. The transfers are applied by hand and the hour-markers are crafted from solid rose gold.

Skeleton movement
For over 32 hours, the bridges and plates of the Rolex® 4130 ® movement were entirely cut and bevelled, before being coloured in anthracite tones called Black Or.
Other Modifications

Bezel

Hands

Rotor
With my watch, I’ve traveled through time and across Europe, from London to Geneva and all the to Italy, Venice, Murano. This fifth custom project with Artisans de Genève introduced me to aventurine. From its 18th-century origins to the way my watch took shape, everything feels like real fate.This watch made me understand real craftsmanship. Old techniques like aventurine, modern ones like sapphire.
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.








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Base
Rolex® 116500® - /
Dial
Murano aventurine, sapphire counters and solid rose gold hour-markers - /
Movement
Rolex® calibre 4130® skeletonized - /
Balance bridge
Hand-crafted, specular-polished - /
Insert
Murano aventurine, engraving and white coloring - /
Hands
Solid rose gold, trimmed, chamfered and diamond-polished - /
Bezel
Solid rose gold, satin-finished and hand-polished - /
Rotor
Chamfered and circular satin-finished by hand

Write Your Own Story
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.

Your Customization Starts Here
Share your story. Your timepiece becomes its reflection.
Every Story Has Its Customization
You can discover below some challenges that we took for our clients. We are ready to take the one you will give us on your own favorite timepiece.


