Profession clock and watchmaker

Clock and watchmakers make mechanical or electronic clocks and watches. They use precision hand tools or automated machinery to assemble the timing devices. Clock and watchmakers may also repair clocks or watches. They can work in workshops or in factories.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Time-display methods

  Types of time-display methods of clocks, such as those of analog clocks, digital clocks, word clocks, projection clocks, auditory clocks, multi-display clocks, or tactile clocks.

• Watches and jewellery products

  The offered watches and jewellery products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

• Components of clocks

  Components present in clocks and watches, such as the wheelwork, battery, dials, and hands.

Skills

• Repair clocks

  Identify problems on clocks or watches, check for deterioration, disassemble parts, regulate, adjust, and replace deficient components.

• Wear appropriate protective gear

  Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

• Use watchmaker's tools

  Use tools commonly used for watchmaking and repairing. Common categories include band tools, watch battery tools, cleaning tools, screwdrivers, brushes, flex shaft, loupes or magnifiers, tap and die sets, watch testers, watch repair kits, watch crystal tools, watch back openers, gauges, glues, demagnitisers, hammers, oils, watch movement tools, bergeon watch tools, horotec watch tools, watch hand tools, soldering tools, watch polishing tools, and tweezers.

• Attach clock hands

  Attach the hour, minute, and second clock or watch hands to the clockface using hex nuts and wrenches. Ensure that the hands on the clockface are parallel and aligned.

• Attach clock cases

  Attach clock or watch case to enclose and protect the clockwork or module.

• Attach clock dials

  Attach dials or clock faces to clocks or watches.

• Mount clock wheelwork

  Mount the wheelwork components of clocks and watches and attach with screws.

• Oversee quality control

  Monitor and assure the quality of the provided goods or services by overseeing that all the factors of the production meet quality requirements. Supervise product inspection and testing.

• Perform product testing

  Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

• Inspect clocks

  Inspect clocks and watches and their components for any defects, deterioration or damage. Check electronic timepieces with measuring and testing instruments.

• Inspect quality of products

  Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB