Watch Repairer job description

About the job

We are looking for a watch repairer to diagnose and repair wristwatches and clocks and replace batteries and straps, returning them to their owners accurate and in good condition.

Duties and responsibilities

• Examine each watch, find the fault and explain the proposed repair and its cost to the customer
• Strip down mechanical and automatic movements, clean and oil their parts and reassemble them
• Clean watch parts in ultrasonic cleaners and watch-cleaning solutions
• Replace batteries, crystals, crowns, straps and bracelets and adjust them to size
• Test accuracy on a timing machine and adjust the regulator until the watch keeps time
• Replace gaskets after opening a watch and pressure-test its water resistance
• Repair wall and table clocks and adjust their mechanisms
• Log watches received with their condition and hand them back against a receipt

Working conditions

• Long periods of fine work under magnification

Requirements

• Training certificate in watch repair, or an apprenticeship with an experienced watchmaker
• 3 to 6 years of experience in watch repair

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Mechanical movement repair
• Quartz watches
• Watchmaker's precision tools
• Timing machine
• Water-resistance testing
• Precision and patience
• Customer service

Preferred

• Experience servicing luxury watches for an authorized dealer
• Training at a watchmaking school or with a watch manufacturer