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Workshop
You've never assembled a watch yourself, have you? But now you can: We run watchmaking courses in our workshop for interested parties (aged 12 and over). You can take apart and assemble a Unitas pocket watch movement under expert supervision.
Workshop
You've never assembled a watch yourself, have you? But now you can: We run watchmaking courses in our workshop for interested parties (aged 12 and over). You can take apart and assemble a Unitas pocket watch movement under expert supervision.
Family
Workshop
Never assembled a watch yourself before? Now you can do just that. You can take apart and reassemble a Unitas pocket watch movement under expert supervision.
Of course, we will credit you the amount if you buy a watch from us at a later date. (The individual prices cannot be combined). As a course participant, you will also receive a Maurice De Mauriac surprise gift and free admission to the Beyer Watch Museum.
Prices
250.00 per person from a minimum of 2 persons to a maximum of 9 persons
Extra Option
Guided tour through the Beyer watch Museum costs extra 50.00 - per person and only possible from 10 persons - The tour lasts 1 hour incl. expert who leads the tour. Groups of 20 people or more are only possible by splitting up and combining with the Beyer watch Museum. (From 7 persons there are no extra costs)
In Detail
A family member will tell you about the history of the watchmaking industry and that of our Maurice de Mauriac watch manufactory. You will then be placed in the skilled hands of our watchmakers, who will first explain what makes a mechanical watch and why it ticks. Then it's "hands on" - with watchmaker's clothing and a magnifying glass, you'll go straight to the open UNITAS watch movement. This is 10 times larger than a conventional movement. The watchmaker disassembles the pocket watch movement and explains each part to you. But you have to be careful, because afterwards you have to put it back together again.
Families, friends and teams take the opportunity to enjoy a shared experience that not only brings the mechanical watch to life, but is also useful as a team-building exercise, as you reassemble a complete movement together and it ticks at the end.
Perpetual Watchworkshop
Every first Thursday of the month you can book a watchmaking workshop with us where you do the watchmaking course with other people. However, the course only takes place if at least 4 people have registered. The course includes our usual programme. See watchmaking course I. Please note that this course takes place at our 2nd location in the MDM Garage: Geroldsstrasse 5, 8005 Zurich.
Of course we will credit you the amount if you buy a watch from us later. (The individual prices cannot be combined). As a course participant, you will also receive a Maurice De Mauriac surprise gift and free admission to the Beyer Watch Museum.
Prices
150.00 per person
Extra Option
Guided tour through the Beyer watch Museum costs extra 50.00 - per person and only possible from 10 persons - The tour lasts 1 hour incl. expert who leads the tour. Groups of 20 people or more are only possible by splitting up and combining with the Beyer watch Museum. (From 7 persons there are no extra costs)
Workshop
+ Watch
Watchmaking course II builds on the knowledge gained in watchmaking course I. In the continuation course, you will assemble your own Maurice De Mauriac watch in around two hours under the guidance of professionals. You can choose from various versions of the Icon L1 design. The watchmakers will engrave a personalised engraving on the rotor, for example your initials, making the watch an unmistakably unique piece, especially with this experience. The course costs as much as the L1 you choose plus 150.00 per hour.
If you would like to assemble a different watch, this is also possible after consultation with us
Workshop
as Team
Large families, groups of friends or teams take the opportunity to enjoy a shared experience that not only brings the mechanical watch to life, but also changes your relationship with time for life. For groups of 7 people or more, we will be happy to receive your enquiry and work with you to decide how we can realise your event.
Prices
250,- per person from at least 2 persons - 20 persons.
Extra Option
Guided tour through the Beyer watch Museum costs extra 50.00 - per person and only possible from 10 persons - The tour lasts 1 hour incl. expert who leads the tour. Groups of 20 people or more are only possible by splitting up and combining with the Beyer watch Museum. (From 7 persons there are no extra costs)
Voucher
The watchmaking courses are also an ideal gift - vouchers are available in our workshop or here. Please note that a private watchmaking course is only possible for a minimum of 2 people, i.e. CHF 500.00. The watchmaking courses are also an ideal gift vouchers are available from us in the workshop or here. Please note a private watchmaking course is only possible for a minimum of 2 people, i.e. CHF 500.00.
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Thank you @gentlemansride for over 350 Bikes on tour 🏍️🏁 We came with our yellow APE of course 💛 The sun was happy too.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #gentleman #gentlemansride
@gentlemansride @kramergastronomie @lakeside_zurich
To all the families 🌈❤️ We are all so wonderfully different. But two things unite us. The love of watches and family. As we usually talk so much about watches, today we would like to focus on family - on International Family Day.
You can’t choose your family. You have one. So it’s not always easy. But who says family has to be easy? Nobody. As a family business, we know all the facets of family joy, but also the moments when you have to fight for your family.
We wish everyone maximum enjoyment from the family on this day and always enough strength to stand up for the family.
We also call the Maurice de Mauriac community our family. You are also part of our family. We are not united by blood, but by our love of time, which we give a very special meaning to with watches.
If you ever have times that challenge you and your family is far away, look at your Maurice de Mauriac and you know you have a family at your side - your Dreifuss watch family.
All the best to you, your loved ones and your family for the time ahead.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #Family #familytime❤️ #time #timeislove❤️
Monday Motivation? Buy a new car! Welcome to the MDM Family INEOS GRENADIER Fieldmaster #035! 🌍
We were looking for a long time for a replacement for our old Landy, which unfortunately was no longer fit enough for the wild everyday life of watch lovers in Zurich...:-) He had this & that… and at some point we didn’t want to torture him anymore.
If you love the old Landrovers, you will eventually come to the INEOS Grenadier. The worthy successor to the original Landrovers. At first we were a bit strange. But once you have sat in this car, you are spoiled for other cars.
With him we can drive everything to our events and even the smallest watch boutiques he moves through the city and Switzerland as if they were nothing. And now we come to the quality and the mechanics – typical for watch souls: terrific!
He will now be embellished a bit and then he will drive through Zurich, bringing watches, hollowing watches, Totoro will stick his nose out of the window and it is often like in the old days, when Daniel drove through the city, many waved, conversations arose, watch fascination that jumped like sparks from one to the other. See you...
@ineos_grenadier @hedinswiss.ineosgrenadier
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #Ineos #ineosgrenadier #ineosgrenadiers #grenadiers #fieldmaster
Watch Sis @mcomomasha sents her best wishes from top of Peru MACHU PICCHU 🗿⛰️✨ Soon she is back and gets her nails dirty again.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #views #machupicchu #peru #travelling
Another Day - Another Event.
Thanks for inviting us #alpinetechforum @headsquarter_zurich their new office space is around the corner from our atelier.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #showcasing #show #watches #züridate #züri #events #watches
We did it! We were part of the SÄCHSILÜÜTE 2025! ⛄️💥 We can say that we are very attached to Zurich. It is our home. Zurich is the heart of our brand. Zurich is both an inspiration and a challenge.
With the Sächsilüüte, however, we have come even closer to Zurich. Not only did we create the official Sächsilüüte watch together with the ZZZ. We were also invited by Urs Bucher to walk with the @zunft_zu_wiedikon . An incredibly intense experience. 🌈💐🌸
We look back on the Sächsilüüte with our arms full of flowers and our hearts full of emotion. Thank you to everyone who experienced this day with us.
Massimo, Leonard, Masha
and the whole Dreifuss family
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #Sächsilüüte #uhr #watch #böögg #zurich #spring #festival #flowers
WIN WIN WIN! Before lighting the Böögg, give your estimate of how long it will take to explode today ⛄️💥Comment below 👇🏻Whoever is closest will receive the Pocket Böögg for home as a gift from us. Good Luck.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #Sächsilüüte #uhr #watch #böögg #zurich #spring #festival
The first 100x SÄCHSILÜÜTE watches are individually numbered and will each receive a Züri keyholder and a Züri Nato Strap, a guidline book about „Sächsilüüte“ & the best at the end: A „Pocket Bögg“ from @stiftung_rgz to lighting yourself ⛄️💥Now available online and in our workshop.
#MauriceDeMauriac #MDM #Sächsilüüte #uhr #watch #böögg #zurich #spring #festival
Events
Arosa Harley Weekend
13 .06 – 15 .06
Location: im Waldhotel Arosa
For over 20 years a guarantee for special Arosa moments, 2 great bands, excellent 4-star superior food, bar life, wellness, mountain feeling, petrol whispers and much more await the guests. Wonderful motorbikes and cars take the 360 bends to Arosa to celebrate the love of hot engines together. Once you’ve been there, you’ll keep coming back … Further information on the homepage.
10 Years Ace! Anniversary!
14 .06 – 15 .06
Location: Ace Cafe Luzern
If you see the Ape here, you’ve found us. Because the smallest watch boutique in the world is only where you can have a good time.
photo basel 2025
17 .06 – 22 .06
Location: Volkshaus Basel
The world’s smallest watch boutique is back where the world is particularly beautiful and exciting. Meet the Dreifuss and have a good time.
ZUG OPEN 2025
20 .07 – 27 .07
Location: Tennisclub Zug
Where people meet to live their passion, there we are too. Let’s have a good time together.
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