American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
The 2026 Fall CW21 Certification Exam Registration is now being accepted. AWCI will host CW21 certification at its headquarter September 21-25, 2026, offering two core components and all five available […]
Join us at AWCI Headquarters in Harrison, Ohio for the 2026 AWCI Annual Fall Symposium October 1-3, 2026!!
This year, we are celebrating 66 years of AWCI's contributions to the horological community. We want to welcome you to our headquarters and spend the weekend honoring the past, celebrating the present, building for the future, and maintaining the growing momentum that AWCI has gathered over the past few years!
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 […]
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 […]
Join us at AWCI headquarters for one of these great lathe classes. In Watch 250 you will learn basic micromechanics skills on the lathe. The purpose of this course is […]
This course is a continuation to Watchmaker’s Lathe I and the purpose is to teach the student the necessary knowledge and hand skills to manufacture various parts in steel that […]
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 […]
