American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Class Description: This 3 day course is an in depth study of a number of escapements (~8, more as time permits) that are used in horological products. Their theory, their construction, and their adjustment are studied in detail. Students will learn to draw, identify escapement variables, and manipulate these variables to achieve optimal escapement action and […]
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 the repair will be discussed prior to the correction. Techniques will be shown and through this educational experience strong basics should begin to emerge. Simple bends […]
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 […]
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 working voltage, fault finding etc. Prerequisites: Some basic understanding […]
Foundational Clock Repair Skills is a foundational class that offers to those new to clocks a basic understanding of the most fundamental operations involved in clock repair, restoration, and conservation and to those more advanced a deeper understanding and exposure to different techniques.
AWCI, in conjunction with Regal Watch Exchange at the Red Cliffs Mall in St. George, Utah, is holding its first Build a Watch event of 2023 on June 9!
The Horological Society of Utah has the unique pleasure to welcome the American Watchmakers and Clockmakers Institute, and the Archie Perkins Mobile Classroom, for an amazing experience of being a Watchmaker for a day.
The purpose of this course is to teach the student all the fundamentals of balance staffing. Topics covered will include the verification and analysis of the escapement function, poising (static & dynamic), truing and timing adjustment in a mechanical watch. Cutting out a balance staff on a lathe and adjusting the balance staff, […]
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 and how adjustments will effect timing will also be covered in the class.
This is a great collaboration class with Henrik Korpela and the team at KHWCC in Le Locle Switzerland. The link is for the registration for the class and the described tour. You will need to make your own travel arrangements to Le Locle. You can extend before or after the class to make a longer […]
