American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Join AWCI at Chris King Precision Components in Portland Oregon for a Build A Watch class on March 7, 2020. 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. Our […]
The purpose of this new course is to teach the much overlooked skills involved with casing. Many skills are needed when dealing with the wide variety of complex case designs. We will explore crystals, case buttons, crowns and case tubes. These components will be serviced (ie taken apart, gaskets replaced, lok-tite applied, etc). Complete […]
Join AWCI for our annual convention in Cincinnati, OH!
We know that many of you have adjusted your businesses due to COVID-19 and government regulations. We have changed the way we do things as well. We are working from home, but we are stilling thinking about all of you and your needs. One of the exciting things we have been working on is acquiring […]
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 […]
