American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
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 […]
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 […]
Get certified today, the CW21 Exam is a 3-day examination covering topics in the AWCI Standards & Practices. It is also available to take the CW21 Exam in a modular format. Examinees are welcome to take the 4 components separately at at their own pace. For more details contact our Education Coordinator at 866-367-2924. […]
Join AWCI's Watchmaking professionals as we join with Adler's Jewelry on April 7, 2019 in a day of watchmaking on 2937 Veterans Blvd Metairie in Louisiana . 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 […]
Join AWCI at Chris King Precision Components 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. […]
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 […]
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.
Get certified today, the CW21 Exam is a 3-day examination covering topics in the AWCI Standards & Practices. It is also available to take the CW21 Exam in a modular format. Examinees are welcome to take the 4 components separately at at their own pace. For more details contact our Education Coordinator at 866-367-2924. […]
Join AWCI's Watchmaking professionals in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 25, 2019 for a day of watchmaking. Our Build a Watch 2.0 includes are newly designed in-house watch case in stainless steel or pvd, your choice of 4 dials, and 3 different styles of hands and is taught on our brand-new state of the […]
Join us at the JCK Las Vegas show to tour our mobile classroom.
