Has anyone taken watchmaking courses?
The Horological Society of New York offers short classes on some of the basics of watchmaking. They are not a true school or anything, its more like a weekend “see how your watch works” type of deal. They offer a traveling class that will be coming to California later this month on the 16th and 17th. Courses are $550, is it worth it?
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Connie
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I hope to one day and at $550, that's not unreasonable.
Another option is to put the money towards purchasing some tools and then sit back with a drink of choice and watch a bunch of videos from Wrist Watch Revival on YouTube and try to apply what you learn on a non-functioning watch to see if you can bring it back to life.
Or the lessons from Marshall's mentor...
Or the lessons from Marshall's mentor...
Who?
This really does look cool. At this point of my life, my biggest accomplishment was being apply to change the battery in all my quartz watches. That saves me a lot of money because I have over 50 quartz. The guy I used to go to charged 20 and up to change them and I buy about 12 batteries for around $10 or less.
Or the lessons from Marshall's mentor...
Love watching those videos!
Who?
Marshall is the name of the guy that does Wristwatch Revival
No, which is why I have a movement on my desk that I got to run, but now I have extra parts.
What I am gathering is a good set of tools and some spare time might be a better deal.
I just muddled along making mistakes until I got better. There's a lot of videos and help out there if you want to try. I would like to take a class to learn more about movements and building those.
I think an in person, hands on course would be really fun. So, should I fly 18 hours from NZ to do it? 🙄
I think an in person, hands on course would be really fun. So, should I fly 18 hours from NZ to do it? 🙄
If you wait about a year or so they may come closer to you! They do global tours!
What I am gathering is a good set of tools and some spare time might be a better deal.
That’s my personal view. I think you will get more out of the experience. That’s what I’m considering doing. Marshall from Wrist Watch Revival has a video going through the basic tools.
https://youtu.be/4tl7xNPvmyM
I've bought some tools and a movement to start out, because if I can't swing that on my own, it's unlikely paying for a course is going to be worth my time/money. I emailed Chris (head watchmaker) at AnOrdain, and he provided some guidance on some available courses (see image).