Výroba hodinek PRIM – Nové Město nad Metují

Location: Náchodská 2105, 549 01 Nové Město nad Metují · Hradec Králové Region

Category: precision watch manufacturing

ELTON hodinářská a.s. – manufacturer of traditional Czech PRIM watches in Nové Město nad Metují. Guided tours of precision watch production. Traditional watchmaking craft with PRIM mechanical watches. A unique production tradition dating back to 1954.

Why visit this place?

• The first wristwatches were made here in 1954, still under the SPARTAK name; series production under the PRIM brand started in 1958.
• The plant in Nove Mesto nad Metuji opened in 1949 as a branch of the Liberec company Chronotechna and still fits its watches with in-house movements.
• Allow roughly an hour and a quarter; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 53 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.
• There is a dedicated programme for school groups, not just general admission.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–15:00 (by arrangement for groups)
• Typical visit: 75 min
• Admission: adults 120 CZK, children 70 CZK
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Watch factory tour for upper primary and secondary schools – manufacturing of precision mechanisms, watchmaking, physics of oscillators, accuracy. Czech tradition.

Official website: https://prim.cz/

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