American Watchmakers - Clockmakers Institute
Supporting and Advancing Horology through Education and Cooperation
Class Description: The course will be a full four-day study of both modern and vintage cuckoo clock movements, including complete takedown and servicing of cuckoo movements, study of the routines for servicing cuckoo movements and more. The class will be taught by Jerry Faier, CMC21, FAWCI, longtime bench clockmaker. Class size is 12 students. To […]
The 2026 Fall CW21 Certification Exam Registration is now being accepted. AWCI will host CW21 certification at its headquarter September 21-25, 2026, offering two core components and all five available elective components during the certification period. As it was during CW21 certification in 2025, the exam is modular and each component can be taken separately, […]
Join us at AWCI Headquarters in Harrison, Ohio for the 2026 AWCI Annual Fall Symposium October 1-3, 2026!!
This year, we are celebrating 66 years of AWCI's contributions to the horological community. We want to welcome you to our headquarters and spend the weekend honoring the past, celebrating the present, building for the future, and maintaining the growing momentum that AWCI has gathered over the past few years!
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 the U.S. until recently. Many watchmakers learned polishing by trial and error or observing the procedures of others. Today’s consumer has high expectations concerning the […]
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 thinking about entering the profession of watchmaking or for the individual who just wants to gain a better appreciation for the art of watchmaking. This […]
Join us at AWCI headquarters for one of these great lathe classes. In Watch 250 you will learn basic micromechanics skills on the lathe. The purpose of this course is to teach the student basic micromechanics skills and all the basics of operating a watchmaker’s lathe. Emphasis on the Swiss watchmakers lathe and utilization of […]
This course is a continuation to Watchmaker’s Lathe I and the purpose is to teach the student the necessary knowledge and hand skills to manufacture various parts in steel that will be functional in a mechanical watch, e.g. the winding stem. Cost: $1195 for AWCI members / $1345 for non-members Class Schedule: 5 days, Monday […]
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 thinking about entering the profession of watchmaking or for the individual who just wants to gain a better appreciation for the art of watchmaking. This […]
