Updated: Aug 24, We spent a really fun family weekend in Chaux-le-Fonds. Famous in Switzerland as the heart of the watch-making industry, we were really excited to be invited to discover the town. We were able to park in a disabled space just outside the museum and headed up to the park area where the museum is located. Discover our top European family trips on Instagram — join us today! The museum is impressive from the moment you walk through the door.
You are immediately immersed in the world of watches with lots of examples to look at. Alba was transfixed by all the sparkly watches whereas Jean was more interested in the technical intricacies of the timepieces on display.
We were very fortunate to have a guided tour of the museum with the wonderful Wolfgang who we all liked immediately. He took us through the beginnings of watchmaking and its English origins, to the evolution of accuracy over time and the wealth of different features which have changed the way we use our watches.
Some of the pieces we saw were absolutely stunning and Wolfgang's humour made the tour lots of fun for us all. We could easily have spent the whole day here but we had reservations for lunch so we had to drag ourselves away. The amazing thing about this bar is that it has more than 1, board games for customers to play while they are there.
This is an excellent idea for families and I think we had our most peaceful family lunch ever! Jude and Alba played a game together while I fed Elio then they picked another for us to all play together which was lots of fun even though Jean won!
