Watchmakers are responsible for the maintenance, repair and setting of digital and analogue watches. Watchmakers receive broken or defective watches, listen to customers' complaints and trace faults.
They dismantle watches, repair or replace broken or worn parts and assemble the watches again. They adjust, set, where applicable, wind them up and test them.
Watchmakers also clean, service and oil clocks. When parts are unobtainable watchmakers may manufacture them. Watchmakers employed in the manufacturing industry, assemble watches, adjust, and set them. Watchmakers may also repair jewellery, silverware and other items.
Watchmakers, who own their own shops, supervise employees, keep records, order parts and supplies and perform other managerial duties.
Watchmakers usually work in quiet, clean and pleasant workshops. They use fine and delicate instruments. They may also work in the workshops of large jewellery manufacturing firms under similar working conditions.