Time to train new watchmakers

[@briancho8656]

So the education is free, you get a stipend, you get hired by a famous watch company if you graduate , you get a great paying job even at entry level...what is the catch? Why isn't this being advertised more openly and droves of people waiting to get in?

[@sephjfox]

The catch is that it's really challenging and requires years of discipline that most people don't have.

[@WPL410]

Most people don’t have the patience

[@drchang]

the catch is that you put that on your resume and MOVES on to something better, after a few years (like an independent jewelry store owner who happens to fix watches). Rolex if I remember, also does this. but the reality is that this is a stupid school for the service of the rich. few people can afford this kind of watch, antiquated and out of touch. sure you can get paid well to do it. it's a dirty, unglamorous job, somebody got to do it.

[@shipmate3577]

@@drchangit’s a very clean job, usually in a very clean setting. However, it can get monotonous looking at the same watch movement… usually you’ll specialize in one movement for a year (ie 2824), then move up to another movement.

[@msmc2728]

must have the patience and brain for it. don't make it sound like taking thing apart and put them back together is easy always amazing they can remember which part what screws!

[@jerematthewjohnson9310]

i studied sept-sept 1987-1989 eight hours a day very proud of study of Horology

[@adolf-8834]

Wristwatches have evolved from a sensation, to a necessity, to a nostalgia. With its ebbs and flows of the timeline challenges for the makers I believe there will always be a demand for mechanical timepieces by adoring humans. The relationship required, the status it cultivates and the few possible accessories a gentleman has to choose from will prevail my theory. People like Phillipe DuFour F P. Journe, Romaine Gauthier and Roger W. Smith will always come around to carry on the tradition.

[@JTMarlin8]

Correct, in today's digital age with computer controlled cars, cheap IKEA furniture, and fashion trends, mechanical watches and musical instruments are really the only objects that will stand the test of time and become heirlooms.

[@BacalaoBrad]

Talk about a golden opportunity ....

[@MSGBlair]

Very impressive school.

[@watchman56able]

What they do not tell you is that you cannot buy parts from any of these watch companys. Sure they want you to get trained. But only so you can work in their shops. Not bad for many reasons. But if you do not live near one of their shops then you would have to move to work for them. Also when you work at a factory setting you do not develope a diverse skill set. If you want to work in one place with very little diversity in the work then it is a good oppurtunity. Most watchmakers I know would not reccomend this as a good thing to get into.

[@guggug3397]

Serious question, what do you think the starting salary is after you graduate? And then what do you think it is after like 3-5 years?

[@shipmate3577]

$50,000-$65,000. It’s slightly better than Teacher’s salary and only requires 2 years of school

[@MoAli-wm4of]

@@shipmate3577sure this is accurate but a one dimensional take of an industry which is niche … where demand continues to outstrip supply as it relates to skilled craftsmen. What is the earning potential of a watchmaker who has trained in a big Swiss house or gained a degree in horology, and after soaking in a few years of industry experience … goes into any number of independent ventures? For example, a glaushaute programme graduate, who opens a one man shop … from one small bench a surprisingly lucrative business can easily come together … not that this is the driving force in many cases, at least in my experience. I have been working under a watchmaker who falls into this category. He worked for the UK rolex service center for nearly a decade before moving back to his home town, leasing out a work bench within a very active jewelry quarter … and with 0 marketing whatsoever, turns over a six figure net profit per year … on word of mouth alone … Working on many of the big Swiss luxury manufacturer time pieces, his work has been the only marketing required - so it has turned out. In a field where the average craftsmen is within view of retirement … with only a few replacements for each handful of retirees … being able to perform quality work is the only limiting factor it seems.

[@Trundle_The_Great]

Talk about a dream job!

[@karinlefevre9988]

I think like any job it could become a grind. I work at the restoration of antique and vintage Bulova, Elgin, and other such watches. I only work on what I like and I take a break when I want and piddle around the house, until I get tired of the honey-do's, and go back to the shop when I'm Good and ready. It always stays my mistress lol! If I had to do it to pay the bill's, I think I might think of it as drudgery. I know it happened to a guy I met through my cuz. Dude went to school to learn to work on Rolex and now it's a drag to him. I never want to loose my passion for watches.

[@lordofbees9067]

dream job?? you dont kno wht your talking about. many give up eyes get tired, hands, the body ,,, and sometimes...try it you will see, most guys just give up

[@AnushHariharan]

Beautiful ! Hope I can buy it someday

[@ayemyatswe3088]

Is there any email of this school to apply apprenticeship?

[@discoverkenya]

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[@rickbar123]

There is nothing like an automatic on the wrist.

[@markomaric3737]

Anybody knows which is name of minute repeater watch from 0:45? And if there is same looking model without repeater complication?

[@TheOfficialCzex]

Patek Philippe does not keep a public index of its timepieces; however, I was able to deduce it is most likely a Calatrava 3979. Similar watches without the minute repeater complication include the 5116, 5119, and 7119.

[@yipingyang1095]

To get a " right " bell sound/chyme, on the minute repeater is not easy task, by the way, all my wrist watches are serviced in Lucerne, Switzerland , servicing your watch in the U.S.A. could be a nightmare, and it is getting worse.

[@muffemod]

Agree, but there are some really good ones in the USA if you know where to look.

[@erikroelinkcitizen2302]

Nice video respect

[@irkiIIer]

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[@LCMNUNES1962]

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[@omegaknight01]

My dream!!!

[@donwatch8656]

I will love to be one of your student I'm a man in Nigeria

[@وائلالمسلطالملحم]

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[@vincenpp]

棒

[@nepalihercules]

lame, chinese can do it for cheaper

[@tsebhula]

+nepali hercules and here I am appreciating this art form. sigh.

[@nepalihercules]

Tsewang chinese can build the same exact watch for a lot cheaper

[@tsebhula]

+nepali hercules it's probably the Chinese buying these expensive watches to look cool anyway. haha

[@nepalihercules]

Tsewang yea, a lot of chinese buy these expensive watches but mainly as investment. a lot of chinese buy either to show off or for investment. they usually have no taste.

[@tsebhula]

+nepali hercules cheap or not, i think it's neat that there are people who still fix watches. it's a dying skill.