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DONE Watches is a Swiss watch brand founded in 2016 in Neuch&acirc;tel by microtechnology engineer Thierry Clottu; born from a Kickstarter-backed launch, the maison embraces a &ldquo;clearly mechanical&rdquo; approach where design and transparency serve the movement, with assembly and quality control performed in a workshop in the canton of Neuch&acirc;tel.
<h3>&ldquo;DO + NE&rdquo;: Neuch&acirc;tel roots, the 2016 Kickstarter and a young independent&rsquo;s path</h3>
From day one the brand explained its name as a fusion of &ldquo;DO&rdquo; (to act) and &ldquo;NE&rdquo; (Neuch&acirc;tel), a way to infuse its entrepreneurial mindset and local origin into each dial &mdash; this straightforward identity grammar has framed DONE Watches&rsquo; messaging since the earliest releases.
The public debut came via a 2016 Kickstarter for a hand-wound mechanical watch, swiftly followed by automatic and skeletonized iterations that foreground the engine&rsquo;s choreography &mdash; this crowdfunding genesis established a direct line to buyers focused on value for money.
With a founder trained in product development for established houses, the structure leans on Swiss partners while keeping volumes tight and oversight close, enabling careful finishing control &mdash; the &ldquo;Clearly Mechanical&rdquo; tagline encapsulates this blend of technical clarity and aesthetic restraint.
<h3>&ldquo;Clearly Mechanical&rdquo; language: open-work displays, legibility, and assembly in Dombresson</h3>
DONE Watches uses sharp cut-outs, re-drawn bridges and high-contrast hands so that the eye tracks the kinematics without losing time-telling &mdash; transparency is used as a didactic tool rather than a mere visual trick.
On skeleton pieces the craft centers on balancing voids/solids and preserving stiffness in reworked components, while the &ldquo;Auto&rdquo; models keep restrained, well-hierarchized dials (faceted markers, peripheral ring, big date on selected variants) &mdash; the vocabulary stays disciplined for day and night usability.
Watches are assembled and checked in the canton of Neuch&acirc;tel (workshop communicated as Dombresson, with a nearby showroom), featuring sapphire crystals, 10-ATM ratings and no-tool quick-change straps to simplify everyday wear &mdash; the guiding intent is to deliver tangible, &ldquo;Swiss Made&rdquo; objects that are easy to live with.
<h3>Mechanica families: Auto 40/35 and Skeleton 44/35, a tight and readable range</h3>
The core &ldquo;Auto 40 mm&rdquo; line uses the Swiss Sellita SW400, sapphire front/back, 10 ATM water resistance and BGW9 lume, conceived as a &ldquo;one-watch-for-everything&rdquo; with a wide strap ecosystem &mdash; this base is the natural gateway into the DONE universe.
The &ldquo;Skeleton 44 mm&rdquo; range adopts a hand-wound ETA 6497-1 re-drawn and skeletonized in-house, a Grade-5 titanium case, 10 ATM, and a staged view of mainplate/bridges with grained finishing; B02 and B03 (the latter a 50-piece limited edition) are the flagships &mdash; the piece projects purposeful technical presence while staying wearable thanks to its slim profile.
For slimmer wrists or a more urban brief, &ldquo;Skeleton Auto 35 mm&rdquo; pairs an automatic Swiss calibre with dial/movement openness in an elegant footprint, while &ldquo;Auto 35 mm&rdquo; (closed dial) maximizes discretion and versatility &mdash; these sizes extend the same design language without ergonomic compromise.
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<li>DONE Watches Mechanica Auto 40 mm &mdash; three-hand/date, Swiss SW400 automatic, sapphire front/back, 10 ATM, &ldquo;Quick Easy Change&rdquo; strap system.</li>
<li>DONE Watches Mechanica Skeleton 44 mm B02 &mdash; Grade-5 titanium, fully in-house-skeletonized ETA 6497-1, 10 ATM, grained bridge finishing.</li>
<li>DONE Watches Mechanica Skeleton 44 mm B03 &mdash; limited to 50 pieces, brighter/silvery aesthetic, Grade-5 titanium, same in-house reworked base.</li>
<li>DONE Watches Mechanica Skeleton Auto 35 mm &mdash; automatic skeleton, 35 mm, sapphire both sides, quick-change straps, an &ldquo;evening/daily&rdquo; hybrid.</li>
<li>DONE Watches Mechanica Auto 35 mm &mdash; closed dial, compact stance, legibility first for mixed contexts.</li>
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Beyond spec sheets, the range logic remains short and intelligible, each family staking a clear claim through size, powertrain and dial openness &mdash; this clarity helps buyers orient themselves fast without drowning in sub-references.
<h3>Pricing, availability and assurances: &ldquo;accessible premium&rdquo; with an explicit D2C focus</h3>
Observed list prices on the official site hover around CHF 1,099 for &ldquo;Auto 40 mm,&rdquo; CHF 1,383 for &ldquo;Skeleton Auto 35 mm,&rdquo; and ~CHF 3,233 to ~CHF 3,696 for &ldquo;Skeleton 44 mm&rdquo; (B02/B03 titanium), with a two-year international warranty, global shipping and a 30-day return right &mdash; this framework places DONE Watches in a credible &ldquo;accessible premium&rdquo; tier.
Availability rests mainly on direct distribution (website, showroom, appointments) complemented by a handful of referenced retail partners, with exact per-reference volumes not published (&ldquo;not disclosed&rdquo;) &mdash; the short customer loop supports nimble series management and after-sales.
Road-map evolution leans on occasional limited runs (B03, 50 pieces) and prior crowdfunding to seed new launches, while granular annual planning remains &ldquo;not disclosed&rdquo; &mdash; this measured stance avoids dilution and safeguards quality for a young independent.
<h3>How to choose: size, use-case and degree of expression</h3>
For versatile daily wear (work/leisure/travel) balancing comfort and presence, &ldquo;Auto 40 mm&rdquo; is the straightforward pick thanks to the no-tool strap changes and 10-ATM rating &mdash; it fits the &ldquo;one-watch-for-everything&rdquo; brief.
For an expressive &ldquo;see-it-breathe&rdquo; experience, &ldquo;Skeleton 44 mm&rdquo; (B02/B03) adds the ritual of hand-winding, the open view of bridges and gear-train and the lightness of Grade-5 titanium, ideal for weekends or assertive outfits &mdash; a conversation piece that remains legible and wearable.
For smaller wrists or a subtler vibe, &ldquo;Skeleton Auto 35 mm&rdquo; and &ldquo;Auto 35 mm&rdquo; deliver the DONE language in compact formats, with BGW9 night-time legibility and refined ring/marker treatments &mdash; you gain versatility without sacrificing the house aesthetic.
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
A young Neuch&acirc;tel maison, DONE Watches translates &ldquo;visible mechanics&rdquo; into tight, wearable collections. Choose by real use (everyday all-rounder, expressive weekend, slim-wrist elegance), size (35/40/44 mm) and dial preference (closed versus skeleton). Pricing confirms a credible &ldquo;accessible premium&rdquo; stance versus components (sapphire, titanium, Swiss movements) and local assembly. To fine-tune among the references and validate on-wrist impressions, the most helpful compass remains Dialicious customer reviews.
(Updated August 2025)

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Les montres squelettes m’ont toujours fasciné et c’est en regardant une émission que j’ai découvert cette marque Suisse « DONE » et vu celle-ci dans leur collection. Et là, Waouh.
Un vrai squelette sur une montre à remontage manuel aussi belle devant que derrière.
Dès que l’on tourne la couronne pour la remonter, les rouages se mettent à tourner puis l’on voit son cœur battre et c’est magnifique. On voit également tout de suite la réserve de marche suivant la tension du ressort. Les finitions sont très belles et le bracelet est très confortable.
Le boitier est en titane grade 5 et elle est étanche à 100 m.
A l’intérieur, l’ETA 6494 est beaucoup plus gros que le SW 200 de mes anciennes montres squelettes (Hamilton et Oris dont une partie du mouvement à l’arrière était caché par la masse oscillante) et il nous permet d’admirer ce superbe squelette à travers les verres Saphir traités anti-reflet sur les 2 faces de la montre.
Que du très beau et bon. Très belle réalisation et superbe travail.
Le seul petit regret, pas de stop seconde et pas très précis (-12s/j).

Skeleton watches have always fascinated me and it was while watching a show that I discovered this Swiss brand "DONE" and saw this one in their collection. And there, Wow.
A real skeleton on a hand-wound watch as beautiful on the front as on the back.
As soon as you turn the crown to wind it, the gears start to turn and then you see its heart beating and it's magnificent. You can also immediately see the power reserve depending on the tension of the spring. The finishes are very beautiful and the bracelet is very comfortable.
The case is made of grade 5 titanium and it is water-resistant to 100 m.
Inside, the ETA 6494 is much larger than the SW 200 of my old skeleton watches (Hamilton and Oris, part of the movement at the back of which was hidden by the oscillating weight) and it allows us to admire this superb skeleton through the anti-reflective sapphire crystals on both sides of the watch.
Only very beautiful and good. Very beautiful achievement and superb work.
The only small regret, no stop second and not very precise (-12s/d).

Un Squelette tout en transparence

A completely transparent skeleton

Skeleton watches have always fascinated me and it was while watching a show that I discovered this Swiss brand "DONE" and saw this one in their collection. And there, Wow.
A real skeleton on a hand-wound watch as beautiful on the front as on the back.
As soon as you turn the crown to wind it, the gears start to turn and then you see its heart beating and it's magnificent. You can also immediately see the power reserve depending on the tension of the spring. The finishes are very beautiful and the bracelet is very c…

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