Uhrenmuseum Beyer Zürich — Attraction in Zurich

In this museum, with exhibits exposed at low positions, no items that could be touched, and the requirement to get permission to use the elevator, it would be best to decisively restrict entry for small children.

Maybe, lack of consideration was our fault. However, as a couple who both love automatic watches, it was clear that we were not welcome when we visited the museum. A visitor loudly saying "Ei!E!!Ei!!!" to our “fussy daughter“ Staff constantly keeping a side-eye on us, worried that we might touch the exhibits The stairs were quite steep, so when we tried to take the 2-year-old to the elevator, a staff member hurried over and asked, "Do you want to ride?". We were then told, "Due to security issues, we cannot let you on immediately. Please wait. (…Then why don't they lock the elevator? If you press the button and the door opens, it's normal to assume you can use it, right?)

It was the saddest place during our Swiss holiday. It is absolutely not a place to go if you have a small child who can walk. If we had known about the way exhibits were presented, we would have waited to visit until 2-3...

We were at the end of a 10-day trip to Switzerland and the last day was spent in Zurich. At the beginning of the trip we went to the Patek Phillipe museum in Geneva and they have a very nice and extensive collection. However, while the Beyer Watch Museum is smaller, we felt we got more out of it. It is small and wide ranging and we were handed an iPad with a video and text accompaniment to the exhibits. While this must still be a work in progress, it was an excellent overview and explanation of the clocks and watches on display. It is small - really only two rooms but it is a very nice collection that covers a lot of history. A pleasant surprise were two George Daniels watches which I had never before seen in person. Another is an extraordinary clock that synchronizes a small watch called a sympathetic pendulum (the french name sounds much better than my translation!). The store itself has many fine brands and watches - someday perhaps I can afford one!

A gem of a museum. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. They also have a small selection...

I was pleasantly surprised with this museum. I was bypassing and decided to check it. The museum is rather small but is still packed with interesting watches. The exposition is organized in a chronological order, so you can track down the development of the watches. There are some interesting watches such as the “mysterious Watch” by Cartier with transparent dial, first Zurich church watch that is still functional, the smallest pendulum watch in the world, fully wooden watch, etc. Thanks to Mrs. Alexandra Hutter and Mr. Thierry Jaquemet who were very kind and welcoming and answered all my questions about this exposition and even gave a brief tour and description of some of the most interesting watches. The only thing that can worth an improvement is the German-only printed descriptions of the exhibition. English-speaking people are provided with an IPad where you can search for the item you are interested in, but considering the number of non German-speaking people, it would be great to also have printed descriptions in...