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WATCHMAKING CLASSES

AWCI is offering a series of watch repair courses throughout 2008

These are refresher courses where the students are expected to have a certain amount of watchmaking skills. Previous work on watches in a watch repair environment is recommended, e.g. self employed, factory service center, independent service center, store manager, etc.

Click on course titles below for more information

**Tool lists are continuously updated**

2008
 
COURSES & OUTLINES
Jan  7-11
  The Watchmaker’s Lathe (I) (formerly"Introduction to the Watchmaker's Lathe")
Jan 14-18
  The Watchmaker’s Lathe (II)
Feb  4-8
  Basic Watch Repair
Feb 11-15
  Servicing & Adjusting the Lever Escapement
Mar 10-14 
  Modern Automatic Watches
Apr 7-11 
  Basic Quartz Watch & Quartz Chronograph Repair
Apr 14-18

  Modern Mechanical Chronographs

May 19-23
  ETA Calibers (Alessandro Betti, instructor)
June 9-13
  The Watchmaker’s Lathe (I) (formerly"Introduction to the Watchmaker's Lathe")
June 16-20
  The Watchmaker’s Lathe (II)
Jul 14-18
  Basic Watch Repair
Sep 15-19
  Balance Staffing & Timing    (overview & tool list tba)
Sep 22-26
  Modern Automatic Watches
Oct 6-10
  Basic Quartz Watch & Quartz Chronograph Repair
Oct 13-17
  Modern Mechanical Chronographs
Nov 10-14
  Modern Mechanical Chronographs
TBA
  Vintage Chronographs, (Bernhard Stoeber, instructor)

 

  • You may find a list of tool suppliers in the Horological Times magazine or you may click on the following link.
  • Students are advised to place an identifying mark (e.g. initials) on all their tools prior to attending class to avoid mix-up.
  • The series consists of five (5) day sessions, covering a variety of subject matter.  For additional information, contact Education Coordinator, Nancy Wellmann  nwellmann@awci.com
  • There is a $100 non-refundable fee charged at the time of registration. This fee will be applied to the full class fee when it is collected.

 

AWCI

c/o Nancy Wellmann
701 Enterprise Drive
Harrison, OH 45030-1696
Phone: 513 367 9800 Ext. 303
Fax: 513 367 1414

 


Some pictures of the students during the various courses

 

Modern Mechanical Chronographs

   


Basic Watch Repair

 


Modern Automatic Watches

    

     

 


Modern Mechanical Chronographs


Introduction to Basic Quartz & Quartz Chronographs

 

    

 


Basic Watch Repair

     

 


Precision Timing and Servicing Modern Automatic Watches

  


Precision Timing and Servicing Modern Automatic Watches

  

  


Introduction to the Watchmaker's Lathe

     

  


Modern Mechanical Chronographs

 

  


Basic Quartz & Quartz Chronographs

    


Basic Watch Repair

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Modern Mechanical Chronographs

    


Introduction to the Watchmaker's Lathe

    

 

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