Design
The entire process starts with the design of the watch. All the current watches of Eza are inspired by the look and feel of old Eza Watches. Therefore this is a clear design inspiration. The first step is a 2d design on paper (the old fashioned way). Usually after weeks or months of overthinking small details, a 3d and technical drawing will be made. What we do then is to have 3D prints made in the original size of the watch, to see how it looks on the wrist. Plus a oversized 3D print to get a better idea of curves and angles of the watch. Current 3D printing techniques are so precise, that even the dial and hands can be printed. This way we can adjust little details in the technical drawing in order to decie to go to the next step. Next chapter ↓
Prototyping
This step is overseen by Adriaan himself in Switzerland. According to his view, this is the most technical and therefore enjoyable part of the process. For the following parts, tooling has to be made: hands, dial and case. Where some watchmakers choose to make the case samples first by CNC machining the parts, we skip that step and go straight away to the tooling. Because in the end, that’s where all the future watchcases will come from. And we want to test the quality of the exact same product that goes to the client. This is a more expensive step to make, but one that increases the overall quality product in our view. When we receive the first samples we usually wear them ourselves for a while to test them but also to make sure that after weeks of looking at the design, we still think it is the best way to go. When all this is done, the next step is the production. Next chapter ↓
Production
Production is being done very close to the roots of the brand, Pforzheim in Germany. The wathes are assembled in the atelier by hand by experienced local watchmakers. This is what gives the watch the “Made in Germany” label. The watches are assembled by demand. With this we mean that when a model is almost sold out, we produce a small number of these watches, and not use all the parts available in one go. This makes sure that the movements used in the watches will never lay still for a long time. The fact that we use the same Swiss Made SW-200 movement in multiple models helps a lot. This movement is adjusted to 6 positions in the atelier to improve the accuracy and guarantee that the movement performs correctly during daily use. Next chapter ↓
Quality Check
In the assembly process, all parts undergo a visual and technical check. If parts are not perfect, they will not be used and replaced by parts which do. The following final quality check is done in two locations. The first one is done in the atelier in Pforzheim. The watches undergo a visual test, a water resistance check and a technical check on the movement. Each watch will leave the atelier with a unique print-out of the performance its very own movement. This is done by a very often used machine in watchmaking, a Witschi tester. Then the watches go to the main location in Switzerland. There they are checked overall one more time added to the packages ready to leave to destinations all over the world. Next chapter ↓
Shipping
The shipping process of our watches is of very high importance to us. It is the final step of the product before it is reaching the final client after a long process of designing and production. All the watchmakers put their passion into the product and now it the time to have this shining through to the client. To make sure our process goes smoothly all our watches are shipped from Europe. All the standard shipments are completely free and insurance is covered by us. During checkout you will see an overview of all details regarding duties and taxes. In most cases, these are all included. Do you want more detailed information on shipment conditions or taxes? Please click here.
DESIGN
The entire process starts with the design of the watch. All the current watches of Eza are inspired by the look and feel of old Eza Watches. Therefore this is a clear design inspiration. The first step is a 2d design on paper (the old fashioned way). Usually after weeks or months of overthinking small details, a 3d and technical drawing will be made. What we do then is to have 3D prints made in the original size of the watch, to see how it looks on the wrist. Plus a oversized 3D print to get a better idea of curves and angles of the watch. Current 3D printing techniques are so precise, that even the dial and hands can be printed. This way we can adjust little details in the technical drawing in order to decide to go to the next step. Next chapter ↓
PROTOTYPING
This step is overseen by Adriaan himself in Switzerland. According to his view, this is the most technical and therefore enjoyable part of the process. For the following parts, tooling has to be made: hands, dial and case. Where some watchmakers choose to make the case samples first by CNC machining the parts, we skip that step and go straight away to the tooling. Because in the end, that’s where all the future watchcases will come from. And we want to test the quality of the exact same product that goes to the client. This is a more expensive step to make, but one that increases the overall quality product in our view. When we receive the first samples we usually wear them ourselves for a while to test them but also to make sure that after weeks of looking at the design, we still think it is the best way to go. When all this is done, the next step is the production. Next chapter ↓
PRODUCTION
Production is being done very close to the roots of the brand, Pforzheim in Germany. The wathes are assembled in the atelier by hand by experienced local watchmakers. This is what gives the watch the “Made in Germany” label. The watches are assembled by demand. With this we mean that when a model is almost sold out, we produce a small number of these watches, and not use all the parts available in one go. This makes sure that the movements used in the watches will never lay still for a long time. The fact that we use the same Swiss Made 2824-2 movement in multiple models helps a lot. This is a consiously made decision. This movement is adjusted to 6 positions in the atelier to improve the accuracy and guarantee that the movement performs correctly during daily use. Next chapter ↓
QUALITY CHECK
In the assembly process, all parts undergo a visual and technical check. If parts are not perfect, they will not be used and replaced by parts which do. The following final quality check is done in two locations. The first one is done in the atelier in Pforzheim. The watches undergo a visual test, a water resistance check and a technical check on the movement. Each watch will leave the atelier with a unique print-out of the performance its very own movement. This is done by a very often used machine in watchmaking, a Witschi tester. Then the watches go to the main location in Switzerland. There they are checked overall one more time added to the packages ready to leave to destinations all over the world. Next chapter ↓
Shipping
The shipping process of our watches is of very high importance to us. It is the final step of the product before it is reaching the final client after a long process of designing and production. All the watchmakers put their passion into the product and now it the time to have this shining through to the client. To make sure our process goes smoothly all our watches are shipped from Europe. All the standard shipments are completely free and insurance is covered by us. During checkout you will see an overview of all details regarding duties and taxes. In most cases, these are all included. Do you want more detailed information on shipment conditions or taxes? Please click here.