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Beyer Clock and Watch Museum
Moving to the Tiefenbrunnen Mill
About Beyer Clock and Watch Museum
The Beyer Clock and Watch Museum shows the history of timekeeping from 1400 BC to today: sundials, water and tower clocks, Renaissance automata and the prototype of the first quartz wristwatch. It closes at Bahnhofstrasse 31 on 30 October 2026 and moves its collection to the Tiefenbrunnen Mill, where it is scheduled to reopen in autumn 2027.
Why it's on our list
- Reopens autumn 2027
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Beyer Clock and Watch Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Beyer Clock and Watch Museum, as the crow flies.
- Mandarin Oriental Savoy150 m2 min walk
- Widder Hotel200 m2 min walk
- Storchen Zürich250 m3 min walk
- Marktgasse Hotel400 m5 min walk
- Baur au Lac450 m5 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Beyer Clock and Watch Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations and tram stops
- ParadeplatzTram150 m2 min walk
- RennwegTram250 m3 min walk
- RathausTram350 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Bahnhofstrasse100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Fraumünster250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Grossmünster400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Lake promenade500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Kunsthaus Zürich700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Opera House900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zurich Airport9.0 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 27 min
Main railway stations
- Zürich HB800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zürich Stadelhofen900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zürich Enge950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zürich Hardbrücke2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Zürich Oerlikon4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Zürich Flughafen9.0 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 27 min