Join us at AWCI Headquarters for a 5 day course working on the lever escapement theoretically and practically.   Fundamentals of the escapement, how to check and make adjustments will be covered.  Lubrication and how adjustments will effect timing will also be covered in the class.

This introductory course is to present the learner with the various aspects of clocks. There is much to know! What will be stressed in this 3-day hands-on educational program will be an examination of an American style time/strike movement. This movement is a most common example of clocks found in repair centers. The learner will start with examining the movement as a time only movement, the strike train will be removed. The educational program on day one will center upon…

The purpose of this course is to teach the student all the basics of the modern mechanical chronographs that are most prevalent on today’s market as well as to give the student a profound understanding of how chronograph watches operate. The student will learn: The definitions and a brief history of the mechanical chronograph and its various components About the basic features and functions The basic differences between column wheel & cam chronographs Differences between vertical and horizontal clutch systems…

Join AWCI's Watchmaking professionals as we join with Adler's Jewelry on April 7, 2019 in a day of watchmaking on Canal Street in New Orleans.  This is your opportunity to assemble a Swiss Made ETA 6497 movement, lubricate the moving parts, install a dial and hands, and case up your very own watch before wearing it home. The event includes lunch.  

Join AWCI in Portland Oregon for a Build A Watch class on April 14th 2019. This is your opportunity to assemble a Swiss Made ETA 6497 movement, lubricate the moving parts, install a dial and hands, and case up your very own watch before wearing it home. The event includes lunch.   Register Now

Expand what you know to increase your profit!  Quartz watches can be one of the most profitable sectors of your business.  This course reviews quartz watch repair and quartz chronographs, including the various important electronic tests, giving you the skills you need to be faster and more consistent at servicing quartz watches.  The student will learn how to perform the various important electronic tests e.g. current consumption, coil resistance, lower working voltage, fault finding etc. Swiss calibers covered include: Ronda 715 and…

Build on what you know in this course by investigating the verification and analysis of the escapement function, poising (static and dynamic), truing, and timing adjustment in a mechanical watch, cutting out a balance staff on the lathe, adjusting the balance staff, and removing the balance staff from Glucydur balances with the Horia tool.