Profession watch and clock repairer

Watch and clock repairers maintain and repair wristwatches and clocks. They identify defects, change batteries, fit new straps, oil and replace damaged parts. They may also restore antique clocks.

Personality Type

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

Knowledge

• Electric clocks

  Clocks and watches that use electrical power to measure the passing of time, such as electric, electronic, digital or quartz clocks and watches.

• Mechanical clocks

  Clocks and watches that use a mechanical mechanism to measure the passing of time.

• Components of clocks

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

Skills

• 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.

• Demagnetise watches

  Use a demagnetiser to remove magnetism from watches that have obtained these magnetic properties because of the presence of metals at a close distance.

• Operate battery test equipment

  Operate equipment used for battery testing, such as a soldering iron, a battery tester, or a multimeter. Detect flaws affecting the battery's performance, test the battery's capacity for accumulating charge, or test its voltage output.

• Maintain clocks

  Clean and remove grease from clock and watch components, apply oil to hinges, adjust components, and store them in a waterproof space.

• Attach clock cases

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

• Inspect clocks

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

• Maintain customer service

  Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

• Repair clocks

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

• Provide customer follow-up services

  Register, follow-up, solve and respond to customer requests, complaints and after-sales services.

• Provide customer information related to repairs

  Inform customers about necessary repairs or replacements, discuss products, services and costs, include accurate technical information.

• Change watch battery

  Change the batteries of customers' wrist watches.

• Maintain equipment

  Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

• 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.

• Mount clock wheelwork

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

• Apply company policies

  Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.

• Use precision tools

  Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.

• Use repair manuals

  Apply the information, such as periodic maintenance charts, step by step repair instructions, troubleshooting information and overhaul procedures to perform routine maintenance and repairs.

• Attach clock dials

  Attach dials or clock faces to clocks or watches.

• Replace defect components

  Remove defective parts and replace them with functioning components.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB