Bates is situated in Oron-la-Ville, a small commune in the canton of Vaud, outside the main watchmaking areas but at an ideal distance from the Jura and Geneva. A strong geographical advantage that puts it close to its Swiss customers.

In 2005 Bates opened a machine assembly shop in Romont, in Place de la Gare, 15 km from Oron. Five year later, our company has grown and we have move to the industrial park, still in Romont, (En Rabout no. 8).

Some examples of innovations

• Bates has the quietest suction unit for polishing machines on the market (64 dB measured at less than 1 metre), while being one of the most powerful for its suction force. It has microprocessor-controlled filter cleaning.


• In 2003, Bates introduced protective lacquers into watchmaking, of excellent quality and both ether and acetone free.


• In 2002, Bates also introduced the cutting out of shapes without tooling costs to watchmaking, working from a drawing on a computer.


• In 2008, Bates developed a water-based acrylic lacquer for buffing.

Bates is also a specialist in the construction of custom machines, with polishing stations developed for the greatest names in watchmaking. Because of the quality and diversity of its products, its flexibility and skills, Bates is today a company with an international reputation.

Our customers

Our ever-growing number of customers are in the following countries

• Switzerland
• France
• Italy
• Germany
• Belgium
• Austria
• Spain
• Portugal
• the United Kingdom
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Finland
• Russia
• Romania
• India
• Thailand
• Hong Kong
• the USA
• Brazil
• Andorra
• Mexico
• Tunisia
• Egypt
• …