Will “Clock Repair Technician” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.

• Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.

• Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.

• Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.

• Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.

• Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.

• Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.

• Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.

• Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments.

• Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.

• Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.

• Oil moving parts of timepieces.

• Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.

• Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.

• Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.