- Location
- Grenchen Solothurn Switzerland
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
About ETA
ETA is a benchmark of Swiss horological expertise, renowned for designing and producing precision movements that power many of the world’s most respected watches. As part of the Swatch Group, the manufacture combines industrial excellence, technical innovation, and a deep respect for traditional watchmaking savoir-faire. As an employer, ETA offers a highly specialized environment where engineers, micromechanics, technicians, and operational talents contribute to products defined by reliability, accuracy, and refinement. The company values discipline, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collaborative expertise, providing careers at the heart of Switzerland’s watchmaking ecosystem and the future of mechanical and quartz movement technology.
The Production Watchmaker Apprentice trains to assemble and regulate mechanical and electronic movements and chronographs, inspect production quality, fit hands and dials, test finished watches, and make some simple assembly tools. The role spans industrial production and modern customer service operations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Assemble mechanical and electronic movements and chronographs, then precisely inspect and regulate their function and rate.
- Work in production workshops and uphold high quality standards by identifying aesthetic defects, operating irregularities and malfunctions at different production stages, and determining their causes.
- Fit hands and dials and secure movements inside watch cases in production and customer service.
- Perform functional checks on finished watches using different testing and measurement methods.
- Make some of the simple tools and equipment needed to assemble movements or cases.
Qualifications
- An interested, positive and motivated personality, with a commitment to continually improving performance.
- Strong powers of imagination.
- Interest in performing complex technical tasks.
- Willingness to take responsibility.
- Willingness to work flexible hours.
- Good communication skills.
- Patience and concentration.
- Intermediate compulsory school level, or lower level with good or very good results.
- Italian.
Skills
Education
Intermediate compulsory school level, or lower level with good or very good results.
Workplace
This position is based in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland, within easy reach of Biel/Bienne.
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Culture
ETA offers a workplace culture rooted in Swiss precision, technical mastery, and continuous innovation within the watchmaking industry. As an employer, it fosters collaboration between engineers, artisans, and production specialists, valuing reliability, quality, and the transmission of specialized expertise across generations.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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