About TEMPO

TEMPO is a fictional watchmaker created to show the POLYMATH theme. Calibres, dates and specifications are demo content.

We build a small line of mechanical watches, each assembled, regulated and cased by one watchmaker, and we service every one of them at the bench that made it.

Built to a standard

The numbers on the bench

Specifications from our own line-up and workshop routine. (Demo figures.)

power reserve: 72 h; Calibre T-21, inside the Meridian.
water resistance: 300 m; The Fathom diver, each one tested in water.
timing positions: 5; Every movement is regulated dial up, dial down and crown in three directions.
on the timing bench: 6 days; Before a watch is cased and boxed.

The workshop

One bench, start to finish

Each watch is assembled, regulated and cased by one watchmaker, who signs the inside of the caseback. The drawings for every case still start on paper.

Movements drawn and built in-house, starting with the T-21
Sapphire crystals and screw-down crowns where they matter

Our heritage

Serviced where it was built

A full service, in four steps

Send a TEMPO back at any age. It takes about four weeks and comes home with a timing sheet. (Demo.)

Taken apart
The movement is removed from the case and stripped down to its parts.
Cleaned and oiled
Each part is cleaned, checked, and oiled at the points that need it.
Timed
Reassembled and regulated in five positions over several days.
Sealed
New gaskets, then a pressure test before the watch leaves us.
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