Watch Museum of Le Locle

The museum is located in Château des Monts, a small historic country manor house about one kilometer north of the city center, on a hill.

Most visitors combine a visit to this museum with the other world-class horological museum in the region the Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a few kilometers further east.

The core of the museum collection is made up of several important legacies: In these three specialized areas of horological history, several of the exhibited pieces are among the best specimens globally that are on display to the public.

On the ground floor there also is a highly concentrated comprehensive technical history of the watch movement.

The museum features also a small auditorium where a video presentation allows visitors to witness the exhibited automatons in action.

Watch Museum of Le Locle: view through the main gate
One of the French-made wall pendule clocks on display on the second floor of the Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle, Château des Monts
A so-called mystery watch , circa 1889, with morning glory engraved in the dust cover by using the tapisserie technique.