Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle
Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle, Technology museum in Le Locle, Switzerland.
The museum displays an extensive collection of timepieces, chronometers, and mechanical instruments spanning from the Renaissance to contemporary periods at Château des Monts.
Founded in 1959, the museum preserves Switzerland's watchmaking heritage through exhibits that trace the technical evolution of time measurement across multiple centuries.
The institution maintains and exhibits historical workshop settings, automatons, and intricate timepieces that reflect Switzerland's precision engineering traditions.
The museum operates from May to October between 10:00 and 17:00, and November through April from 14:00 to 17:00, with audio guides in five languages.
The collection includes a mechanical singing bird mirror created by the Rochat brothers and a Gregorian Calendar dating from 1586.
Location: Le Locle
Official opening: 1959
Address: Route des Monts 65 2400
Opening Hours: Mai-October: Tuesday-Sunday,Holidays 10:00-17:00; November-April Tuesday-Sunday,Holidays 14:00-17:00
Website: http://mhl-monts.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.06369,6.74995
Latest update: March 12, 2025 21:11
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