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WIM, the production system for watch ateliers

For watch brands

The software developed for small and medium-sized businesses.

As head of the workshop at an independent brand, I felt we were missing a tool that would answer most of our problems. Managing stock, the decoration and assembly procedures, following each watch and much more are key to what we do, and a software suite built to keep track of all that seemed essential to me. So I developed WIM in my spare time, to make my work as head of the workshop more efficient.

WIM

In the office: stock, movements, orders, deliveries, costing and reports.

WCA

At the bench, on a tablet: guides, 3D, part locations and build times.

3D bill of materials

Import your 3D model: click a part to see its stock, locations and orders.

Bench guides

Step-by-step assembly with oiling points pinned on the 3D model, even offline.

Stock & orders

Reorder points, purchase orders, deliveries checked against the full bill of materials.

Quality & traceability

QC checks, timing measurements and a PDF passport per watch with its full build history.

Finishing & swaps

Mark parts that need finishing or use another reference: the watchmaker sees it on the tablet.

Your data stays yours

Runs on your own computer, automatic backups, macOS & Windows, iPad or Android tablet, manuals in FR · EN · DE · NL.

WIM dashboard: what can be built, and the bottleneck parts per calibre
The board: what you can build today, and the part that is holding you back.
A calibre's bill of materials in WIM, with stock and months of cover per part
The full bill of materials, with stock per location and months of cover.
Twelve-month production forecast in WIM
The next twelve months of output, capped by stock and what is already on order.

Screenshots taken on a demonstration calibre.

In detail

What WIM does every day.

Production

  • A yearly target per calibre, the workshop's pace in watches a month, and the finishing date that follows.
  • What you can assemble today with the stock, and the part that holds you up.
  • The forecast in months of stock per part, in red, yellow or green.

Stock

  • A counting mode for stocktakes, the locations and what is in each box.
  • Compatible parts and old part numbers, written-off parts.
  • Low-stock alerts, excess stock flagged, and rebalancing between calibres.

Orders

  • What to order, worked out with a safety margin and the orders already on the way.
  • The draft, the pending orders and receiving, part by part.
  • Each supplier's real lead time, measured by itself at every delivery.

After-sales and team

  • The parts set aside for after-sales, with the list to print.
  • Roles for each person (admin, editor, viewer) and a log of everything that moved.
  • Importing your parts file, exports, PDF reports and backups.

Getting started

From the demo to a running workshop.

  1. i.

    A 20-minute demo

    On a demonstration calibre, then on yours if you send me its bill of materials.

  2. ii.

    Your data imported

    Your Excel or CSV parts file, your calibres and stock: I import it with you.

  3. iii.

    30-day trial

    The workshop works with it, at the desk and at the bench, before deciding.

  4. iv.

    Your watchmakers trained

    Training on site or by video, and the manuals in French, English, German and Dutch.

Where is our data?

With you, on your computer, with automatic backups. No forced cloud, no dependence on my server.

Can several people work at the same time?

Yes: each person has a role, the office and the bench work on the same data, and the log keeps who did what.

What does it cost?

I give you a price after the demo, depending on the number of calibres and workstations. The 30-day trial commits you to nothing.

Who wrote it?

I did, a watchmaker and head of a workshop. Each screen answers a problem I had at the bench or in the workshop office.

See WIM on your own movement.

A 20-minute guided demo, then a 30-day trial with your own data.

Request a demo
CAD design of a watch case
3D-printed watchmaking tooling

Also for brands

  • 3D CAD designParts, cases, movements and tooling.
  • 3D printingPrototypes and dedicated tooling.
  • Manufacturing & subcontractingParts made at the bench, or coordination of subcontractors.
  • Assembly, after-sales & consultingAssembly, servicing and brand support.

Assembly and after-sales for brands →

Contact

Write to me.