Great art on small watches

Special exhibition: 15.06 - 05.09.2026

Picture: «Diane sortant du bain».Radierung/Stichelgravur von Edmond Hédouin, 1864 © GrandPalaisRmn (Musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec. collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020599048

This exhibition presents miniature painting on enamel, a masterful technique that requires patience and precision. It displays intimate portraits, religious scenes, mythological representations, and allegories rendered in fine brushstrokes. Selected works from the Beyer Clock and Watch Museum collection, dating from the 17th to the 20th century, show how subjects from large-format paintings and prints were artfully reduced in size. The exhibition highlights the connection between art, craftsmanship, and time, inviting visitors to explore this fascinating art form.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 2.00 to 6.00 pm

Antique pocket watch depicting a lady on a divan. 
Miniature painting: anonymous
Movement: Patek & Czapek

Elaborate pocket watch with Japanese-style miniature painting
ca. 1900, Switzerland
Miniature painting: anonymous
Movement: anonymous

Gold pocket watch with early enamel painting
ca. 1640, France
Miniature painting: anonymous
Movement: Auguste Bretonneau

Gold-enamelled pocket watch depicting an allegory of winter
ca. 1820, Geneva
Miniature painting: Jean-Abraham Lissignol or Jacques-Marc Henry (attributed)
Movement: Piguet & Meylan (attributed)
Case: Frères Oltramare

We look forward to welcoming you to our watch museum.

Beyer Chronometrie