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Independent watch laboratory in Switzerland

Metallo-Tests SA is an independent watchmaking laboratory specialising in chemical analysis, ageing tests and materials certification for the luxury goods, watchmaking and jewellery sectors. We meet the strict requirements of the standard ISO 17025 , guaranteeing technically reliable and validated results.

Our watch laboratory provides you with a highly qualified team of doctors, scientists, technicians and materials experts. These professionals provide cutting-edge expertise to support your R&D projects, certifications and quality controls.

Our highly-skilled staff work in fields such as chemistry, materials science and technical testing. Metallo-Tests is also a training company, committed to passing on scientific and industrial know-how.

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Created within the Metallo Tests Laboratory, 40 years of experience, in collaboration with the HEIG-VD and after 8 years of research and development, we are pleased to offer you our new sensors.

TimeTests® is revolutionising watchmaking by introducing an independent sensor for real-time analysis of your watch's essential parameters. Integrated into the case of the watch and powered by a rechargeable battery, this innovative sensor offers a unrivalled precision and an unprecedented user experience.

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Tests and analysis

ISO 17025 accredited laboratory

An experimental watchmaking laboratory in La Chaux-de-Fonds

Founded in 1983 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the historic heart of Swiss watchmaking, Metallo-Tests SA is a watch laboratory specialising in chemical analysis, ageing tests and materials certification.

Thanks to over 40 years' experience, our laboratory has been able to adapt its expertise and equipment to technical developments and to the growing demands of the luxury and luxury watchmaking industries.

Although our business initially focused on watch cases, we quickly extended our services to other demanding areas such as jewellery, the medical sector, leather goods and environmental components (such as watch packaging).

Today, Metallo-Tests also offers analytical solutions to a wide range of industrial sectors, including construction, the environment and luxury cosmetics. Our ISO 17025 accreditation guarantees the reliability and quality of the results obtained from each analysis.

>55’000

Reports

>60

Certified methods

>460

Available tests

Discover Molecult®, the app which Metallo-Tests developed, offers a simple and efficient solution for all companies working in the luxury goods industry.

Molecult© gathers all restricted chemical substances that may be found in watch components and more generally in luxury items, listed in the REACH, California Proposition 65, RoHS, etc. regulations.

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