Pure unadulterated watchmaking tradition

We make Swiss watches the way they did a century ago. Each of our machines represents a piece of Swiss watchmaking history, making the manufacture of every watch a journey back in time. We consciously adopt this long and painstaking approach since quality cannot be hurried. We believe that this investment of time results in something of lasting value. We manufacture our watches on-site, in our workshop – from A to Z. We take the time needed to make our passion and skill perceptible in the smallest detail of every component.

Lasting value

We work with patience and all our work is lovingly handcrafted, with just five watches leaving our workshop every year. As all the parts of our watches are made on old manually operated machines and finished by skilled watchmakers, no two watches are exactly alike. Each creator puts a bit of himself into each timepiece. This passion and the professional pride of a handful of specialists are apparent in every watch and results in an object of lasting value.

Fundamentum

Winding the watch up for the first time ends what began with milling the wheels and pinions out of metal sheets and rods. The balance wheel performs its first oscillation and the hands begin to trace their circles as if wanting to give back the time invested. This is the moment of truth towards which we have been working.

Model fundamentum, front view Model fundamentum, side view Model fundamentum, back view

Specifications

  • Handmade
  • Manual winding
  • Diameter: 38 mm
  • Height: 9.8 mm
  • N° Parts: 115
  • N° Jewels: 21
  • Frequency: 2.5 Hz
Model fundamentum, backside view

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Know-how

One stroke of a file can be the difference between perfection and mediocrity. Anyone not daring to make this last stroke has already made up his mind. But we know where we’re going. Yesterday’s experience determines tomorrow’s quality.

Watchmaker's spiral counting machine

Balancer

The balance wheel is the heart of the watch. It’s where the precision that the watch keeps is determined. Integrating the balance spring and shaping the Breguet terminal curve require the greatest possible concentration and enormous skill. More...
Schaublin lathe

Boring out holes

The main plate is the base of the movement, to which all the ruby bearings and screws are fixed. The wheels and pinions may be perfect but if the axial distances are wrong, it’s all in vain. More...
Circular brushing machine

Circular satin finish

High-quality work must be both functional and appealing, which is why the creation of decorated surfaces and polished bevels are an important stage of the work. More...
Pantograph milling machine

Crossing out wheels

The pinion has to be turned and the wheel has to have spokes fitted. The wheels should have the smallest possible moment of inertia so that they can be accelerated quickly and not hit the pinion leaves when decelerating. More...
Watch face pattern machine

Dial

The very purpose of a watch is to tell the time. So something as precious as time deserves an appropriate stage on which to perform, meaning the dial and hands. More...
Pinion milling machine

Milling the pinion

For the tensioned spring to get its energy to the regulator – the watch’s actual clock – the movement needs to transfer this energy. More...
Pinion polishing machine

Polishing the pinion

To minimise friction between wheel and pinion, pinion leaves are polished tooth by tooth using a rotating wooden disc and a polishing compound. More...
Watchmaker's lathe

Turning the pinion

The hardened rough pinions can now be given their final shape. The shoulder to which the wheel is to be fixed emerges on a hand-driven lathe along with the pivots that later turn in ruby bearings. More...

Team

Senior Watchmakers

Dominique Buser

Cyrano Devanthey

Watchmakers

  • David Friedli
  • Yan Hegelbach

Contact Information

Oscillon
Heinrich Wehrli-Strasse 7
5033 Buchs AG
SWITZERLAND

info@oscillon.swiss
+41 56 282 22 30

Press

  • WatchAround 2023 DE FR
  • NewYorkTimes 2020 EN