Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Clock and watchmaker to watch and clock repairer

A clock and watchmaker already meets 52% of what the watch and clock repairer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From clock and watchmaker
52 % overlap
Partial match
To watch and clock repairer
18 You already bring
9 Still to learn
40 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.1/ 100

1 How much of what a watch and clock repairer is expected to do is already part of a clock and watchmaker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the watch and clock repairer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A watch and clock repairer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a clock and watchmaker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • attach clock cases
  • attach clock dials
  • attach clock hands
  • change watch battery
  • components of clocks
  • electric clocks

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A watch and clock repairer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clock and watchmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held attach clock cases handling and moving
  • already held attach clock dials handling and moving
  • already held attach clock hands handling and moving
  • already held components of clocks engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspect clocks information skills
  • already held maintain clocks handling and moving

All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the watch and clock repairer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required
  • still to learn demagnetise watches required
  • still to learn maintain equipment required
  • still to learn operate battery test equipment required
  • still to learn replace defect components required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn provide customer information related to repairs required
  • still to learn maintain customer service required
  • optional, not held handle jewellery and watches insurance claims optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn apply company policies required
  • still to learn provide customer follow-up services required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn use repair manuals required
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
05 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held restore antique clocks optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a watch and clock repairer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held attach clock cases skill
  • already held attach clock dials skill
  • already held attach clock hands skill
  • already held change watch battery skill
  • already held components of clocks knowledge
  • already held electric clocks knowledge
  • already held inspect clocks skill
  • already held maintain clocks skill
  • already held mechanical clocks knowledge
  • already held mount clock wheelwork skill
  • already held repair clocks skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held use watchmaker's tools skill
  • already held advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held attach clockwork skill
  • already held attach pendulums skill
  • already held sell clocks skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held restore antique clocks optional
  • optional, not held handle jewellery and watches insurance claims optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
36 held skills the watch and clock repairer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop production line skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate value of clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate value of used jewellery and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain jewels and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role time-display methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role timing devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of watches knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
Index

Other moves recorded from clock and watchmaker

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a clock and watchmaker become a watch and clock repairer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A clock and watchmaker already covers 52% of what a watch and clock repairer is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 13 of which the watch and clock repairer role treats as required.

What skills does a clock and watchmaker need to become a watch and clock repairer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is demagnetise watches.

How hard is the move from clock and watchmaker to watch and clock repairer?

Its learning distance is 53.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.