American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Join AWCI as we team up with Red Bar Indy for a great Build a Watch Event. We will be holding this class on our state of the art Archie Perkins Mobile Horology Classroom. Our Build a Watch 2.0 includes a newly designed in-house watch case in stainless steel or pvd, your choice of 6 […]
We will work to reschedule this event this year. 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 will learn how to perform the various important electronic tests e.g. current consumption, coil resistance, lower […]
This webinar is especially for those of you still working on clocks and watches during this epidemic, whether you are open to the public or not, but will be essential information for everyone as we return to working with the public again. AWCI Webinar Maintaining Your Health When Handling Customer Timepieces During the Era of […]
This webinar is perfect for the watch collector, enthusiast, beginner horologist, or salesperson. Join us as we explain the basic parts of the watch case and mechanical hand-wound movements. This is your opportunity to see what goes on behind the dial. We will cover the names of all the components and describe their function. We […]
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 learn how to perform the various diagnostics in evaluating the condition of the various components, cleaning, assembling, adjustments, dialing and casing. Prerequisites: Having at least three […]
Join AWCI's Tom Schomaker, CMW21 as he outlines the essential functions, checks, and adjustments for modern chronograph movements. Examples will be provided from the Omega 861, ETA 7750, and Dubois Depraz Modular Chronograph movements. This webinar is excellent for all skill levels. It is an excellent review for the seasoned professional, a great start for […]
Join David LaBounty, CMC FBHI as he explains essential knowledge for anyone dealing with clocks and clock repair. AWCI Webinar Webinar: Basic Clock Knowledge April 22nd, 1:15PM EDT AWCI Members: FREE General Public: $15 Live Webinar $10 Recorded Webinar Presenter: David LaBounty, CMC FBHI AWCI
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the state of Ohio has ordered business like ours to temporarily not-open through April 6th. During this time, essential staff will be working from home. We will have access to email and will do our best to respond, but please remember that our resources will be limited. […]
This webinar is perfect for the watch collector, enthusiast, beginner horologist, or salesperson. Join us as we dive deeper into the watch and explain how the Swiss Lever Escapement has been helping watches keep time for the past 300 years. We will use illustrations, models, and actual watches to demonstrate the action of the escapement. […]
Instructor: Kenneth P. De Lucca, Ph.D. Location: AWCI Headquarters, Harrison, OH AWCI member Cost: $595 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. […]
