KERIS / Mechanical Wonders Collection

Key Highlights

• Founded in Neuchâtel in 2021, KERIS enlarges movements five to twenty times so barrels, gear trains and oscillators become visible and interactive.
• The Mechanical Wonders collection turns calibres into decorative objects such as MECA and THE WINDING.
• WOW! is a patented wall-mounted tableau that magnifies a watch seven times as functional artwork at home.
• KERIS collaborates with Swiss manufactures and global retail partners, including Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.
• Future developments include enlarged oscillators, complications and THE WINDING – Geneva.

Supersized Watchmaking as a New Discipline

KERIS does not design wristwatches; it enlarges what drives them. Created in Neuchâtel by Marie-Aude Acker and Guillaume Sireyx, the company scales movements so their architecture becomes legible and mechanically coherent at room size.

After early projects such as the Alp’ clock and a commission to enlarge a Swiss brand’s calibre, KERIS moved to animated installations that mix engineering, display and education. From Corcelles, the team rebuilds each component of a client’s calibre in 3D, adapts materials and pivots for the new scale, then applies traditional finishes for boutiques, museums and fairs.

Mechanical Wonders: Watchmaking, Minus the Time

Private collectors soon began requesting their own pieces, leading to Mechanical Wonders, presented at Geneva Watch Days in 2025 as decorative mechanical objects for connoisseurs.

MECA01 is a sevenfold enlargement of the OM10 three-hand movement developed by Open Movement, with a 220 mm diameter, manual winding and about 48 hours of power reserve, offering a skeletonised view from mainspring barrel to balance at a speed adapted to its increased scale.

MECA later evolved into MECA Rhodium, a permanent reference that retains the same architecture while introducing an anthracite anodised finish with dark gold accents.

THE WINDING: The Rotor as Object

THE WINDING enlarges the sight of a rotor in motion into an object you can display and set in motion at will.

• THE WINDING – Push magnifies an oscillating weight ten times, rotating on ball bearings through 360 degrees.
• Its behaviour echoes a wristwatch rotor while stretching the gesture into a slower, more deliberate experience.
• THE WINDING – Geneva is due in April 2026 with a redesigned rotor reflecting Geneva’s ateliers.

WOW! – Watch On Wall

WOW! – Watch On Wall is a wall-mounted tableau where the user opens a drawer, places the watch on the holder, closes it, and an LED environment with a 12-megapixel sensor captures the piece, which appears magnified on a central, non-glare screen.

WOW! enlarges the watch seven times so it can function as a wall clock or as static artwork depending on the display. The first version has shipped worldwide and sold out quickly, and a new iteration is in development with enhanced interactivity, light effects and image capture features shaped by client feedback.

A Network Rooted in Haute Horlogerie

The trajectory of KERIS reflects the experience of its co-founders. After roles across LVMH manufactures, Marie-Aude Acker and Guillaume Sireyx worked together at TAG Heuer and later at Zenith before creating KERIS, a name merging KER from Acker and RIS from Sireyx.

From 2024, leading retailers adopted the brand’s creations as educational and emotional tools. By early 2026, KERIS had more than 25 partners in 18 countries, including Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, Chronopassion, Pisa and Time & Tide, while developing enlarged balance wheels, oscillators and selected complications.

Why It Matters

For collectors in the GCC, KERIS offers a way to live with watchmaking beyond the wrist, through mechanical sculptures, enlarged rotors and wall-mounted tableaux that place movement architecture at centre stage. With partners such as Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons already involved, the Mechanical Wonders collection and WOW! concept give retailers and private clients in the region a visually striking and didactic complement to traditional collections.

GCC enthusiasts can follow new Mechanical Wonders and experiential pieces through their preferred KERIS retail partners or by registering interest with local boutiques for upcoming launches.