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Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
Alternative Titles:
Time Technologist
Watch and clock makers and repairers clean, repair and
adjust watches and clocks which are mechanically and/or
electronically controlled.
Watch and clock makers and repairers may perform the
following tasks:
- remove watch and clock mechanisms from cases and examine
them for signs of wear
- design, create or reconstruct timepieces
- repair or replace faulty parts such as cracked crystals,
broken hands and bent teeth or wheels
- clean, test and lubricate each part
- test and maintain minute electronic circuits in watches
and clocks and accurately adjust their timekeeping
- reassemble, fit and adjust parts to make sure they work
correctly
- replace watch and clock faces, sometimes sealing them so
they are waterproof, set and check timing
- provide customers with estimated cost of repairs
- sell new watches and clocks to the public.
The watch and clock industry uses both old and new
technologies. The development of electronic components has led
to a change from mechanical to electronic watches and clocks.
However, the popularity of expensive, sophisticated mechanical
watches in recent times has increased demand for mechanical
skills.
Less experienced watch and clock makers and repairers
usually work with large clock movements and later progress to
the repair of small, delicate watches.
Watch and clock makers and repairers sit for extended
periods at workbenches.
Required Skills - Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
- enjoy technical work
- good eyesight (may be corrected)
- above-average sensitivity of touch
- patience for fine, continuous work
- high level of cleanliness and tidiness
- good hand-eye coordination
- high level of organisational skills
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