Watch and Clock Repairer Resume Template
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- Service 700+ watches a year, including automatic chronographs from Omega, TAG Heuer and Longines.
- Disassemble, clean, oil and reassemble movements, then regulate to within +/-5 seconds a day.
- Pressure-test cases to rated depth and replace gaskets, crystals and crowns before return to clients.
- Cut average turnaround from 8 weeks to 4 by pre-ordering parts and batching cleaning cycles.
- Estimate repairs and appraise pre-owned watches for the buy-and-trade counter.
- Serviced 12–15 mechanical and quartz watches a week, keeping warranty returns under 2%.
- Replaced mainsprings, balance staffs and jewels using a jewel press and staking set.
- Restored antique mantel, wall and tall-case clocks, rebushing plates and re-pivoting arbors.
- Timed movements on a Witschi analyzer and adjusted beat error and amplitude to spec.
- Replaced batteries, bands and crystals on 40+ quartz watches a week at the front counter.
- Ran ultrasonic and machine cleaning cycles and inspected parts under a loupe for wear and rust.
Names, employers and dates on the sample are invented. Duties and software come from O*NET 31.0; credentials were checked against the sources listed below.
Licenses and certifications
- CW21 Certified Watchmaker American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov, www.awci.com
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Movement disassembly and cleaning
- Mainspring and gear train repair
- Water resistance testing
- Battery and quartz movement service
- Case and crystal replacement
- Antique clock restoration
- Precision tool use (loupes, timing machines)
- Customer estimating
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software
- Microsoft Office software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- IBM Lotus Notes
- GrenSoft WorkTracer
- Sage Software Sage50
- WatchWare Repair Shop
- Upland Consulting Group Repair Traq
Duties to describe on a watch and clock repairer resume
- Cleaned, rinsed, and dried timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- Adjusted timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
- Reassembled timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
- Disassembled timepieces and inspected them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
- Oiled moving parts of timepieces.
- Estimated repair costs and timepiece values.
Titles along the way
- Watch Repair Apprentice
- Watch and Clock Repairer
- Master Watchmaker
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