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Also called antique clock repairer, antique clocks repairer, auto clocks repairer and chronometer repairer.
$67,230
Median pay a year
1,310
People do this work
6
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Inspecting mechanical equipment
Testing mechanical equipment
Testing electrical circuits
Estimating labor and material costs
Cleaning equipment
Cleaning workpieces or products
Fabricating parts or components
Reassembling equipment after repair
Adjusting equipment
Disassembling equipment
Replacing mechanical parts
Repairing mechanical parts
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Watch and Clock Repairer
Summary
Watch and clock repairer specializing in the repair, cleaning, and adjustment of timing instruments, including watches and clocks, ensuring accuracy and performance through detailed inspection and reassembly
Experience
Watch and Clock Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
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
Tested timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments
Skills
Core Skills
Inspecting mechanical equipment
Checking & Planning
Testing mechanical equipment, Testing electrical circuits, Estimating labor and material costs
Hands-On Work
Cleaning equipment, Cleaning workpieces or products, Fabricating parts or components, Reassembling equipment after repair, Adjusting equipment, Disassembling equipment
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Certificate Your training program, Year
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Cleaned and dried timepiece partsAdjusted timing regulators with precision toolsReassembled timepieces and replaced componentsDisassembled timepieces and inspected for defectsOiled moving parts of timepiecesEstimated repair costs and timepiece values
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Cleaned and dried timepiece parts using appropriate solutions and techniques to ensure optimal performance.
Reassembled timepieces and replaced components, including glass faces and batteries, to restore functionality.
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Show what improved in performance after cleaning the parts.
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Cleaned and dried timepiece parts using appropriate solutions and techniques, reducing customer complaints about timekeeping.
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Reduced customer complaints about timekeepingImproved overall functionality of repaired watches
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Mention if you were trusted to handle complex repairs or customer returns.
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Reassembled timepieces and replaced components, including glass faces and batteries, to restore functionality.
Mention if you were trusted to handle complex repairs or customer returns.
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Handled complex repairs for high-value timepiecesTrusted to manage customer returns and feedbackResponsible for training new staff on assembly
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What a Watch and Clock Repairer does
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Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers.
What it pays
How much does a Watch and Clock Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,650
Median
$67,230
75th percentile
$91,490
About 1,310 people do this work in the United States.
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This page is about the occupation Watch and Clock Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.