Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks.

Other names for Watch Repairers: Antique Clock Repairer, Antique Clocks Repairer, Auto Clocks Repairer, Blocker and Polisher, Caser, Clock Maker, Clock Mechanic, Clock Repair Technician, Clock Repairer, Clock Smith, Clockmaker, Clockmaker Apprentice, Crowner, Dial Printer, Electric Clock Mechanic, Horologist, Horologist Apprentice, Pallet Stone Inserter, Pallet Stone Positioner, Screwhead Polisher, Time Clock Inspector, Time Clock Mechanic, Watch and Clock Repairer, Watch Caser, Watch Mechanic, Watch Repair Person, Watch Repairer Apprentice, Watchmaker, Watchmaker Apprentice,

• Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
• 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.
• Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.
• Oil moving parts of timepieces.
• Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
• Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
• Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
• Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.
• Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
• Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.
• Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
• Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.
• Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.