Overview
Watch and Clock Makers and Repairers make, repair, clean and adjust watches and clocks.
Day-to-day
- assembles parts and sub-assemblies of precision instruments and timepieces
- dismantles precision instruments, timepieces, repairs and replaces defective parts, and reassembles articles using hand and power tools and specially designed machines
- tests circuits in electronic timepieces
- may estimate costs and prepare quotes for repairs.
To become a Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
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You can work as a Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in watch and clock service and repair is usually required.