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Job Description
Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9064.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,720.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 1,620 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Watch Repairers”.
Also Known As…
- Watch Repairers
- Watch Repair Person
- Watch and Clock Repairer
- Clock Smith
- Clock Repairer
- Clock Repair Technician
- Antique Clock Repairer
- Watchmaker Apprentice
- Watchmaker
- Watch Repairer Apprentice
- Watch Mechanic
- Watch Caser
- Time Piece Repairer
- Time Clock Mechanic
- Time Clock Inspector
- Screwhead Polisher
- Repair Technician
- Pallet Stone Positioner
- Pallet Stone Inserter
- Pallet Repairer
- Horologist Apprentice
- Horologist
- Electric Clock Mechanic
- Dial Printer
- Crowner
- Clocksmith
- Clockmaker Apprentice
- Clockmaker
- Clock Mechanic
- Clock Maker
- Chronometer Repairer
- Caser
- Auto Clocks Repairer
- Antique Clocks Repairer
Tasks for “Blocker and Polisher”
- Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.
- Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
- Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.
- Oil moving parts of timepieces.
- Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.
- Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.
- Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
- Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
- Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
- Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
- Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
- Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.
- Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
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- Third hands
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- Lantern pullers
- Arbor straighteners
- Watch battery testers
- Busch burs
- Bench polishers
- Hammer adjusting tools
- Glass cutting tools
- Case knives
- Work vises
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- Bench knives
- Brushing tools
- Micro calipers
- Mainspring winders
- Beat amplifiers
- Beat setters
- Small diameter needle files
- Mini pliers
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- Oil dispensing cans
- Gear pullers
- Jewelers' hammers
- Audio probes
- Steam cleaner tweezers
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- Escape wheel straighteners
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- Jewelers' loupes
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- Case openers
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- Screw removers
- Tweezers
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