Manufacturing of components for the high-end watch and jewelry industry – cases, bracelets and precision parts
GTF 1921 – Tecnoparco del Lago Maggiore S.p.A.
Sesto Calende (IT) · Balerna (CH)New on Amplifa
About GTF 1921
GTF 1921 (Tecnoparco del Lago Maggiore S.p.A.) is a manufacturing company specialized in components for the high-end watch and jewelry industry. The company develops and produces watch cases, bracelets and mechanical precision parts as well as complete watches for the Swiss luxury watch industry. Production takes place as mechanical precision machining of metals for watch components; materials and processes are not documented in public detail. The core competencies include watch design, watch development, watch production as well as mechanical production and bracelet manufacturing. The headquarters are located in Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore (Province of Varese, Italy), with another site in Balerna in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The company traces its origins to a watchmaker's and goldsmith's workshop founded by Pietro Fontana in 1921 and continues the Fontana family tradition.
- Site
- Sesto Calende (VA), Italy
- Processes
- Mechanical precision machining (production of cases and bracelets for horology), Manufacturing of components for the high-end watch and jewelry industry, Watch design, watch production, watch development, Bracelet production / mechanical production, watch design, watch production, watch development, mechanical production
- Materials
- Metal (watch case/bracelet components, material not specified), Metals for watch components
- Founded
- 1921 (Atel
- Employees
- 51–200 (LinkedIn i
- Industries
- Luxury watch industry, Jewelry industry, Mechanics and industrial design, mechanical or industrial engineering, industrial/machine design, luxury watchmaking
- 01
Watch design
- 02
Watch development
- 03
Mechanical precision machining
- 04
Case and bracelet production
Materials & Processes
Metals for watch components
Used in cases, bracelets and precision parts of horology; specific alloys are not specified.
Sites
Sesto Calende
ITHeadquarters and production site
- Materials
- Metals for watch components
Balerna
CHSite
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical precision machining (production of cases and bracelets for horology)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metals for watch components |
| Manufacturing of components for the high-end watch and jewelry industryMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Watch design, watch production, watch developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bracelet production / mechanical productionJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1921
Pietro Fontana opens his first watchmaker's and goldsmith's workshop for pocket and wristwatches in Cassano Magnano (Lombardy).
- 1933
Relocation to Sesto Calende; in addition to the workshop, a retail space is opened.
- 1957
After the Second World War, the business grows under son Fernando into a precision mechanics workshop focusing on cases and bracelets for horology.
- 1986
Emergence of the GTF brand, specialized in components for the high-end Swiss watch industry.
- 1998
Year of foundation of today's legal entity according to LinkedIn.