American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Class Description: This class will focus on traditional 400-day/anniversary clocks. The class will do a complete takedown and servicing (General Movement Servicing) of two 400-day clocks. The class will study […]
A survey course for the new or prospective watchmaker covering the basic skills and techniques used by the modern watchmaker. This class is perfect for anyone […]
Foundational Clock Repair Skills II is a foundational class that reinforces the skills learned in Foundational Clock Repair Skills I -- including making a wheel hub, spin riveter, dome stake, pusher stake and stump to prescribed dimensions -- and pushing those skills forward
The 2026 Spring CW21 Certification Exam Registration is now being accepted. AWCI will host CW21 certification at its headquarter April 27-May 1, 2026, offering two core components and all five […]
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all the fundamentals of modern mechanical automatic watch repair that are most prevalent on today’s market. The student will […]
Polishing a case today requires many skills. Complex case and bracelet designs are common in the marketplace. Standardized polishing methods were often not taught in watchmaking schools here in […]
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all the fundamentals of modern quartz watch repair and quartz chronographs that are most prevalent on today’s market. The student […]
Class Description: Escapement Studies is hands on class in the construction, science and math as well as the adjustments associated with all types of horological escapements. It is a foundational […]
Come see our mobile classroom at the jewelry industry's largest event in 2026! Visit AWCI educational staff, learn about the organization's watchmaking and clockmaking courses, see our state-of-the-art Archie Perkins […]
Foundational Clock Repair Skills III is a foundational class that reinforces the skills learned in Foundational Clock Repair Skills I and II. In this course, students will be provided an Indian made eight-day, time-and-strike movement, like the American-made movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. For this course the focus will be primarily on the time side of the movement. This course begins to shift the focus from learning discrete machining skills to the application of those skills in basic clock repair.
