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Two special events took place on 1 July: We opened our new watch workshop and watch expert Thomas Gronenthal started his first day at work.

Over 130 people attended this year's Annual General Meeting in the historic Saal1 of the ‘Kiechli’ in Basel.

Switzerland's oldest watch factory opens its doors during ArtBasel and invites visitors to discover and try on the latest collections in its showroom!

The agency HeadStarterz and DuBois et fils invite you to an entertaining and free evening about the tension between innovation and tradition. Find out more about artificial intelligence on 30 May in the iconic Küchlin Hall 1.

Discover why the Record de Luxe from the last century is one of the masterpieces of Swiss watchmaking.

Your DuBois et fils watch is not only a practical and elegant companion on your wrist, it is also an exclusive storyteller.

Alex Frei becomes a partner and board member of the oldest watch factory in Switzerland.

Dietmar Dahmen reports on the combination of emotions and digital experiences in luxury watches from DuBois et fils with blockchain technology.

Production of the latest models of DBF008 in the watch atelier for timekeeping at the highest level.

Our DBF008-01 will soon be flashing across the big screen. A Hollywood film tells the story of a young man who sets out on the trail of watchmaking. Profound encounters and many emotions are absolutely guaranteed.

Experience the fascinating aesthetics of the DBF008-05-05 and secure unique impressions. Not only is this watch a masterpiece of time measurement, it also opens the doors to the personal NFT diary of fashion visionary Dada Herzog Al-Attas.

The internationally renowned defender João Cancelo documented his eventful everyday life for 30 days. Become an owner of his diary and bid for DBF008-03-20.

0% financing for the purchase of your DuBois et fils watch 

The Annual General Meeting of DuBois et fils took place this year in the Walzhalle in Münchenstein. In a festive setting, we celebrated our annual meeting with over a hundred shareholders.

With Switzerland's oldest watch factory on at the VELTINS Arena. Our review of the 2022/23 season.

Equipped with a DuBois et fils watch, motor sportswoman Fabienne Wohlwend trains for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. She records 30 days from her life in the digital diary of the timepiece.

There was a break-in at the company's headquarters over Easter. The thieves stole all prototypes and sample collections.

This watch combines precise Swiss craftsmanship with a high-quality look. A particularly noble version of the vintage collection by DuBois et fils.

Image gallery at the end of the DBF007-10-04 with digital diary by Urs Siegenthaler.

Swiss watches exist not only on the wrist, but also virtually in the form of an NFT.

Exclusive insight: We show you how we revive old craftsmanship for the DBF008 at our watchmaker in Jura.

The German blogger and journalist Thomas Gronenthal on his passion for watches, our DBF008 and the historical movements.

The crowning glory of every timepiece is the crown. Not only does it visually complete the case, but is technically a very important part of a timepiece. The curtain goes up for a look inside a crown!

On August 22nd, 2022 we extended an invitation to an anniversary celebration in our cozy garden and took the time to look back on an eventful past ten years. Today, the DuBois et fils community continues to grow. We look forward to what is to come!

The 2012 DuBois et fils crowdfunding campaign was a venture with decisive consequences. A review. 

The 2022 annual DuBois et fils General Meeting took place on Saturday, June 11th, 2022, in the most idyllic surroundings nestled close to nature. Around 60 people accepted the invitation to Mariastein’s “Village Garden”.

DuBois et fils visited Grenchen — on the trail of our movement AS-1895 of the DBF007.

News from the watch world: Online trading influences the watch business; the classic retail business unfortunately disappears. But therein lies an opportunity.

The oldest watch factory in Switzerland has already sold several hundred digital tokens: Read more here.

The DBF007 watches captivate with numerous details that make each and every timepiece very special. Here you can learn more about the features and functions of the Diver watch.

DuBois et fils offers tokenised historical movements of the 20th century. Read all the advantages in this article.

From movement to design to production: the DBF007 is a Swiss diver watch with numerous highlights. The DBF007-03 is characterized by extraordinary exterior resistance. Each individual piece is coated with DLC.

Ready for this blast? This video reveals the intensity of the DBF007 Diver. Allow yourself this time out.

The DBF007 will be a Diver’s watch — a premiere for DuBois et fils. We’ll show you the first pictures and reveal interesting facts about this latest creation.

Quality and transparency: Find out more on the background of watch production at DuBois et fils in this article: from dial to case — the DBF007.

A new watch takes more than a good idea. An insight into the work of watch designer Stephan Messmer.

Exceptional historical automatic movements caliber AS-1985 with a DBF token can be purchased from Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 5 p.m. Whoever buys one of these high-quality movements will decide at a later date in which watch it should be installed. Further special conditions await you.

Brilliant weather, cool drinks, delicious food and many happy faces – here are impressions and a short report on the sales launch of our historical movements with DBF tokens.

The launch of a new website is emotional. It's the moment where everything that was previously hidden becomes visible – and with that a website comes to life. 

Soon it will be possible to purchase an extraordinary automatic watch movement from the last century at DuBois et fils and to experience first-hand how it becomes a watch. Be there when we - together with you - make history.

In the summer of 2021 we will offer 330 automatic watch movements of caliber “AS-1895” for purchase. You will experience a lot of advantages when you acquire one of these limited watch movements. Better yet, you can accompany it along its way to a DuBois et fils watch.

There are many explanations as to why we are passionate about our daily work. We’d like to share with you just where our enthusiasm for what we do comes from and the values ​​we follow in our daily work.

In the future, “Du Bois et fils” will rely more consistently on blockchain to enable customers and shareholders to continuously participate in the company's development. The oldest watch factory in Switzerland will become more transparent and accessible.

Allow us to take you on another journey into the history books of the Swiss watch industry. Dive in and find out what this excursion has to do with the near future of DuBois et fils.

After more than 3 months of user-wear tests further results on the performance of the new Bidynator DBF006 are available.

There are many beautiful aspects to working with watches. It is an industry for people with great passion. Both the manufacturing companies and the watch wearers are usually characterised by their great passion for timpieces. But not everything is always rosy in our industry either. 

Metal or leather? Many of us have a preference when it comes to the material of our watch band. Often, the strap also plays a role in the purchase decision. 

Almost 70 years after its invention, DuBois et fils is bringing back the first automatic movement with a double-sided winding rotor – the Bidynator – in its authentic form.