Art de l’Anglage is a specialized training workshop founded by Alexandra Schmitz in Les Brenets, Switzerland, dedicated to the transmission of watchmaking anglage in small-group, workshop-level environments.
Practicing anglage and watch decoration since 2006, Alexandra teaches both hand anglage and micromotor techniques through a method based on observation, precision, and correction. Training focuses on real watchmaking components, light reading, line continuity, reflections, angles, surface preparation, and finishing standards.
Limited to four students per session, the workshop offers 8h Discovery, 40h Advanced, and 100h Full Training programs. Art de l’Anglage also supports workshops and manufactures through on-site training, skill assessment, finishing standard development, and workstation optimization.
2006
Alexandra Schmitz performs her first anglage work in Les Brenets, Switzerland, notably at "Complication et Chronométrie". This marks the beginning of her journey in anglage and watch decoration.
2021–2025
Workshop practice and teaching progressively converge. The teaching method becomes structured around observation, demonstration, immediate correction, and work on real watchmaking components.
2025
Foundation of Art de l’Anglage in Les Brenets, Switzerland. Alexandra Schmitz gives her method a dedicated framework: small groups, real watchmaking components, precise corrections, and workshop-level standards.
Today
Art de l’Anglage trains motivated beginners, career-transition students, professionals, workshops, and companies in the field of watchmaking anglage. Support can take place either at the workshop or on-site, depending on needs, components, starting level, and expected standards.
