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The only real 'work' that I had to do that day was somewhat of a test.

He would've had me read George Daniels' Watchmaking but I already owned it prior to working for him! (Sidenote, he said that when he was my age, 21, that he attempted to build a Daniels Tourbillon, but didn't get into to much detail). He has also gotten me some reading material: a book on practical clockmaking (where we start, as it their movement are much larger) and a book on practical watchmaking. He has said that, the farther along and more skilled I get, the better tools I will get to use (he even has a spare watchmaker's lathe for me to get my hands on!) as a sort of graduation system. Then he took me to my very own watchmaker's bench, from Bulova (he worked there for a while and has accumulated lots of equipment from them and others), complete with some very basic and elementary tools. Lathes, wheel cutters, CNC machines, etc. Yesterday was my first real day (I went into his workshop for an interview prior to that), which pretty much consisted of a tour of his workshop (an amazing place! He has everything required to make a complete wrist watch or clock from scratch, and more.

Horology apprenticeship full#

He agreed to hire/train/apprentice me for the summer (~4 months) and to send me off to school with lots of books, some hand tools, for me to practice until I've graduated and can do something with him full time. Well, that phone conversation turned out much better than I could ever have expected. Long story short, I mentioned to my parents my keen interest in watches and watchmaking and he told them that I should contact a friend of his, which, as soon as I arrived home, I did! He was at the past Basel World Fair, which of course, peaked my interests (this was at a time when I was still in school - about ~1,500 Km away) but couldn't really meet with him or anything like that. Watches, and more specifically, watchmaking, is merely something that is extremely interesting to me, and something that I may want to pursue in the future.Īnyways, onto how I got such an awesome job!īasically, my parents' old 'business-coach', is from Switzerland and often imports a few brands from Switzerland to North America (nothing fancy, price ranges are anywhere from $400 - $1,000). I thought I'd tell you the story of how that happened, and a little bit about it, for anyone who is interested in doing the same, or simply just likes a good story about watches, clocks and their making.įirst of all, I should say that I have absolutely no formal training in watchmaking or anything relevant to watchmaking - I just graduated my third year of university and I study philosophy. I just started a new job/training/apprenticeship under a certified Master Watchmaker. /r/WatchExchange for buying, selling, trading watchesīanner photo courtesy of /u/northscylla Please take a look at our community rules and FAQ before contributing!./r/WatchHorology our sister subreddit for horology, watch appreciation, history, technical discussion and related topics.

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