What You'll Do

  • Oil moving parts of timepieces.
  • Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
  • Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
  • Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
  • Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
  • Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
  • Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.
  • Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
  • Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
  • Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.

Essential Skills

Repairing 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Operations Monitoring 3.12/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Equipment Maintenance 3.0/5
Troubleshooting 3.0/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0/5
Reading Comprehension 2.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Cautiousness, Dependability, Integrity, Perseverance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Finger Dexterity 4.12/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 4.0/5
Control Precision 4.0/5
Near Vision 4.0/5
Manual Dexterity 3.5/5
Information Ordering 3.38/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.25/5
Visualization 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

GrenSoft WorkTracer IBM Lotus Notes Intuit QuickBooks Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word Sage Software Sage50 SAP software Upland Consulting Group Repair Traq WatchWare Repair Shop Word processing software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.97/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 3.93/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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