About us

Precious Watch Factory was founded by Géraud Zingg. Active in the watchmaking industry for more than 20 years, Géraud benefits from increased experience in stamping and precious metals.

Precious Watch Factory is a company specializing in project management, the manufacture of cutting and stamping tools as well as in precious and rare metals. We are active in the field of luxury watchmaking, medical and aerospace.

Our Glovelier production site in Switzerland is secure and approved for the production of precious metals. We are equipped with the latest technologies, in order to carry out your production of exceptional “Swiss Made” products.

Values

The values of the house are like PWF: complementary. Creativity, innovation and commitment permeate each of the actions carried out by PWF professionals. And tend towards one and the same goal, to satisfy the customer. In order to position itself as a leader in its various markets, PWF is constantly acquiring new commitments, improving its know-how and seizing opportunities for innovation. Thus, and only in this way, it can respond to all requests with unique and tailor-made solutions. And that’s the whole spirit of Precious Watch Factory.

Our commitments

→ For ethical and socially responsible business practices

As part of its corporate policy, precious watch factory’s objective is to ensure that all activities are governed by ethical, social, environmental, quality and safety standards within the company. Management undertakes to respect this policy and to apply it within PWF by involving the commitment of its employees and making every effort to promote the practices contained in its policy to its business partners.

As a member of the Responsible Jewellery Policy Council (RJC), we seek to ensure that our activities comply with standards and produce economic, social and environmental benefits in order to contribute to sustainable development.

→ For RJC

Since July 2020, we have been involved in the RJC- COP and COC (Responsible Jewellery Council) process.

→ To ensure and protect the confidentiality of the information communicated and processed on the projects entrusted to us.

→ Advise by our technical knowledge

→ Propose solutions that are closest to your needs

→ Innovating with technical solutions to ensure the feasibility of your projects

→ We accompany you in a reactive and professional way in order to best satisfy your requests.

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 Ethical pactices

→ ARIF

Since 21.12.2020 we’re among the members of ARIF.

Two of our employees are officially FBA accredited and therefore able to manage your metal purchases / sales in Switzerland !

 

ARIF is a self-regulating body approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for the supervision of the financial intermediaries referred to Article 2al. 3 of the Swiss Federal Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Financial Sector (LBA). ARIF is also recognised by FINMA as a professional organisation for the enactment of rules pf conduct relating to the exercise of the profession of independent asset manager manager within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Law on Collective Investment Schemes (LPCC).