Apprentice Watch Finisher in Watchmaking
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Key information
- Publication date:13 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:La Chaux-de-Fonds
Job summary
Join G&F Châtelain, a Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer. Learn craftsmanship in a dynamic, creative environment.
Tasks
- Perform finishing operations on watch cases and components.
- Polish and perfect high-end watch elements for aesthetic appeal.
- Design fixtures and prepare parts using modern technology.
Skills
- Completed mandatory schooling with no allergies and good eyesight.
- Attention to detail and ability to concentrate.
- Interest in mechanics and manual dexterity.
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G&F Châtelain, a subsidiary of Chanel SARL is the watchmaking and jewelry manufacturing site of Chanel in Switzerland. Responsible for developing, manufacturing, and assembling the brand's watches and jewelry, our site brings together a great diversity of trades combining artisanal know-how and cutting-edge technology.
The watch finisher performs various finishing operations on cases and other machined watch parts. They polish and finish high-end watch components to achieve the aesthetic appearance desired by clients. Their preparation tasks include deburring, grinding, filing by hand or using automated machines on the various manufactured parts, including jewelry elements. They also engage in the design of fixtures.
They combine art, the heritage of ancestral know-how, and new technologies.
We offer you:
- A quality training leading to a federal certificate of proficiency (CFC)
- An interesting and diversified 3-year apprenticeship in the company
- A pleasant working environment and efficient tools
Desired profile:
- Completed mandatory schooling
- No allergies
- Good visual acuity
- Ability to concentrate
- Interest in mechanics and manual dexterity
- Patience, discipline, rigor, and precision
- Strong motivation for practical and academic work
You will work in a dynamic, discreet, and creative environment. You will benefit from exemplary social benefits and a modern and pleasant working environment.
Are you motivated to train within a leading company?
If so, please send us your complete application file (CV, copy of your report cards, multi-check welcome).
G&F CHATELAIN, a subsidiary of Chanel SARL
18 Allée du Laser
2301 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Switzerland
