American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Join AWCI's Watchmaking professionals at the NAWCC National Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Friday, June 14, 2024 for a day of watchmaking. Our Build a Watch 2.0 includes a newly […]
Making house calls on floor clocks is a very important addition to any repair shop’s bottom line. Learn how Michael Gainey, CC21, has made this the most profitable day of his week.
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 […]
Watch 155: Fundamentals on Quartz Watches The purpose of this course is to teach the student the fundamentals of modern quartz watch troubleshooting, diagnostics and service. […]
This class encompasses the basics of hairspring manipulations. You will start with a uncolletted, unstudded hairspring. One error at a time will be introduced, and correction and the logic behind […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join AWCI for this course which explains the inner workings of a watch. It is a must for anyone considering taking the CW21. It allows you to understand not only […]
The idea for the course came from Blanchard, the most recent awardee of the AWCI Fellow Award in 2023, who wanted to give back to the organization by leading a […]
AWCI is thrilled to have one of its adjunct clock instructors, Ken De Lucca, the education director for the School of Horology at the National Association of Watch & Clock […]
