Design.Make.Wear.
- School
- ÉTS, Montreal
- Status
- Proposed club
- Field
- Watchmaking
Illustration — a watchmaker’s bench
Why PoignETS
©2026A watch is one of the few objects where you can design, machine, assemble and measure a whole mechanism, then wear it every day.
PoignETS starts from a simple idea: ÉTS students already have the skills to design and make a watch. What is missing is a place to work, machine time, and a team to see a project like that through to the end.
The club starts with off-the-shelf movements, so the effort goes where the engineering shows: the case, the dial, the strap and the clasp. Each year, a club watch brings that work together.
How a watch gets made
©2026Four stages, from movement to wrist.
[ 01 ]Stage 1Movement selection
Compare off-the-shelf movements and pick one. Its dimensions set everything that follows.
[ 02 ]Stage 2Design
Draw the case, dial, strap and clasp in CAD around the movement, with design reviews as a team.
[ 03 ]Stage 3Making
Machine and finish the case, and make the leather strap and the clasp.
[ 04 ]Stage 4Assembly and testing
Case the movement, fit the dial and hands, close the watch, then check water resistance and timekeeping.
What guides the club
©2026- Precision
- Rigour
- Patience
- Craft
- Sharing
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