This occupation is present in an unbiased firm servicing of a variety of watch manufacturers or a workshop maintained by a selected model of watch. The unbiased firm could also be:
The broad goal of the occupation is to service quartz and mechanical watches (handbook winding and automated winding watches). The watchmaker can even full half jobs whereby they exchange elements that are worn or broken.
An understanding of the ideas concerned within the functioning of each quartz and mechanical watch actions is necessary along with a background information of timekeeping, historical past, and the watch trade.
Of their every day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with their employer, managers, different watchmakers, and crew members. The watchmaker might also work together with shoppers or prospects and suppliers.
An worker on this occupation shall be answerable for the upkeep of their hand instruments and using check gear and equipment in accordance with related Well being and Security laws. They’re answerable for working ethically and disposing of waste supplies and cleansing fluids in a sustainable method.
The watchmaker could progress to servicing extra advanced watches equivalent to chronographs, and to revive watches for personal people and the heritage sector. They could additionally manufacture watches.
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Information
K1: Well being and security laws referring to widespread hazards throughout the working atmosphere for watch servicing (Well being and Security at Work Act 1974, COSHH, PPE).
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K2: The significance of danger evaluation to make sure the protection of self and others when utilizing instruments, gear and supplies for watch servicing.
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K3: The significance of secure disposal of all waste supplies.
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K4: Moral points in watchmaking (counterfeit watches (pretend and reproduction), watch customization, use of generic elements, the provision of watch elements to watchmakers).
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K5: Development, operational ideas and upkeep of instruments and gear required for watch servicing. (hand instruments required for watch servicing, check gear and machines for case refinishing).
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K6: Several types of quartz and mechanical watches, their primary operate and building.
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K7: The development of watch instances, bracelets and straps.
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K8: Procedures for servicing and refinishing watch instances and bracelets.
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K9: Procedures for resealing and water resistance testing of watch instances.
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K10: The development and operational ideas of quartz watch actions and their elements.
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K11: Procedures for utilizing check gear and observations to establish and proper operational faults in quartz watch actions.
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K12: Procedures for servicing quartz watch actions (disassembly, cleansing, reassembly); Procedures for servicing quartz watch actions (lubrication).
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K13: The development and operational ideas of mechanical watch actions and their elements.
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K14: Procedures for utilizing check gear and observations to establish and proper operational faults in mechanical watch actions.
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K15: Procedures for servicing mechanical watch actions (disassembly, cleansing); Procedures for servicing mechanical watch actions (reassembly, lubrication and adjustment).
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K16: The specification and estimation of the price of alternative elements for quartz and mechanical watch actions and their instances.
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K17: Producer’s technical info and its use.
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K18: The watch servicing trade and related trades (sequential servicing, watch technician, materials vendor, dial restoration, watch restoration, case sharpening and refurbishment, making watches, manufacturers, independents).
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K19: The historical past and growth of time protecting (background to timekeeping, developments in quartz and mechanical watches, various escapements, older watches).
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K20: The usage of Info know-how for record-keeping, self-learning and steady growth.
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Expertise
S1: Complies with well being, security and environmental laws (Well being and Security at Work Act 1974, COSHH, PPE) referring to widespread hazards throughout the working atmosphere for watch servicing.
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S2: Makes use of gear safely in accordance with producer’s technical info and trade apply.
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S3: Maintains instruments in appropriate working order in keeping with trade apply.
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S4: Selects and makes use of acceptable instruments within the servicing and restore of watches.
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S5: Determines method to open and repair watch instances and take away watch actions.
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S6: Specifies alternative elements required for servicing watch instances and bracelets/straps.
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S7: Ensures all watch case and bracelet/strap elements are in an appropriate situation for re-assembly (contains refinishing the place crucial).
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S8: Reassembles watch instances and bracelets, refits actions and reseals watch instances.
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S9: Makes use of check gear to find out the water resistance of the watch (moist and dry testing, condensation check).
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S10: Makes use of appropriate check procedures and observations for fault discovering and to find out the method for servicing quartz watch actions.
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S11: Dismantles quartz watch actions in accordance with trade apply.
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S12: Specifies alternative elements required for the servicing of quartz watch actions.
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S13: Ensures all elements for quartz actions are in an appropriate situation for re-assembly.
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S14: Reassembles and lubricates quartz watch actions in accordance with producer’s technical info and trade apply.
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S15: Makes use of appropriate testing procedures and observations for fault discovering and to find out the method for servicing mechanical watch actions.
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S16: Dismantles mechanical watch actions in accordance with trade apply.
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S17: Specifies alternative elements required for the servicing of mechanical watch actions.
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S18: Ensures elements of mechanical actions are in an appropriate situation for re-assembly.
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S19: Reassembles, lubricates and adjusts mechanical watch actions in accordance with producer’s technical info and trade apply.
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S20: Companies watches inside agreed business time scales.
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S21: Makes use of info know-how for record-keeping, self-learning and steady growth.
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Behaviours
B1: Promotes a optimistic security tradition; ensures work is carried out in a secure approach that doesn’t put themselves or others in danger.
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B2: Maintains a tidy working atmosphere and replaces gear after use.
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B3: Adheres to required work practices and completes work to satisfy deadlines.
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B4: Exhibits consideration to element and accuracy throughout servicing and document protecting.
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B5: Demonstrates a duty to finish routine work with minimal supervision.
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B6: Listens to others and respects various views and opinions.
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B7: Prioritises an moral method and environmental sustainability in watch servicing.
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B8: Varies communication model appropriately throughout discussions and explanations with colleagues, shoppers and others.
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B9: Recognises the alternatives from using info know-how in watch servicing.
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B10: Retains abreast of developments within the watch servicing trade.
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