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Horology-The Index is under constant expansion.There will be additional items here, listing more internet resources regarding the subject of this page. Visit us again in a few weeks for additional sites.

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1. Schools & Courses:
1. Australia: Directory of Courses for Watch and Clock Repair
2. Australia: Melbourne: Australian Watchmaking School (WOSTEP certified) Contact: Presser, Michael Instructor
3. Austria: Karlstein, Niederoesterreich: Uhrmacherschule
4. Canada: Montreal: Institut de Horlogerier et de Bijouterie du Canada (IHB)
5. Canada: Trois Riviers, Quebec: The National Watchmaking School tel. 819-691 3366 , Fax 819-379 6928.
6. Denmark: Ringsted: Urmagersskolen
7. Finland: Kelloseppakoulu (ajacent there is also the Finish Clock and Watchmuseum)
8. Germany: Frankfurt: Hessische Uhrmacherschule Tel +49-69-59 1041
9. Germany: Furtwangen: Fachhochschule, Fachbereich Zeitmessung
10. Germany: Villingen/Schwenningen; Staatliche Feintechnikschule, Mr. Werer Bogenschuetz, Director
11. Germany: NRW: Landesinnungsverband: UHRMACHER
12. Germany: Wuerzburg: Bayerische Meisterschle fuer das Uhrenhandwerk
13. Ireland: Institute of Horology , Wostep 2 course
14. Switzerland: Lausanne, VD: Centre Formation Horloger (Management and Marketing Courses)
15. Switzerland: Le Locle EICN (Ecole d'Ingenieurs du Canton de Neuchatel) Formation d'ingénieurs en construction horlogère HES-SO , also runs the Center of Competence in Design and Technology in Horology
16. Switzerland: Technicum La-Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland). Courses for:
 Horloger-Rhabilleur
 Technicien en Restauration d'Horlogerie Ancienne
 Connaissance du Chronograph(a Continued Education course)
17. Switzerland: Technikum Grenchen-Solothurn (Switzerland)
18. Switzerland; Uhrmacherschule Solothurn
19. Switzerland: WOSTEP (Switzerland): Neuchatel, Tel. +41-32-729 00 30, Fax. +41-32-729 00 35, e-mail: wostep@swissonline.ch

I know of few in USA one in FL forgot the name,Lititz Watch Technicum in PA,one in Ohio and few others,

Paris Junior College » Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology » Horology: The Watchmaker’s Craft

Since 1942 people have come to Paris Junior College to learn watch repair and become part of a worldwide family. When watchmakers and aficionados meet anywhere in the world, it's likely they know some of the same people. Over the years, hundreds of watchmaking students from around the globe have started careers and developed lifelong friendships in Paris, Texas. Watchmaking is an international language.

Mechanical wristwatches are the primary focus of study at TIJT. The courses cover the basics, as well as automatics, calendars, timers and chronographs.

The procedures taught include nomenclature, material systems, cleaning, lubrication, hairspring manipulations, jeweling, escapements, regulation and the dynamics of timekeeping, to name but a few. These are hands-on courses, with lectures and demonstrations designed to prepare the apprentice to be a professional watch repairer.

"Turning" is an important requirement for any watchmaker. Lathe projects produced to blueprint specs of 1/100 of a millimeter or less are the norm. Staffs, stems, threading, pivot polishing, turning between centers, and tempering are carried out.

Micromechanics means starting from scratch, making tools and working watch parts. A grounding in the fundamentals of fine metal working leads to the evolution of crude actions such as hammer, twist and bend into form, shape and fashion.

hi Patrick,
i am sad to inform you that IHB in Montreal no longer exists. the only remaining school in Canada is in Trois-Rivières an hour and a half from me.
todd

Mobile Alabama have the 2 year school

Gem City College offers a home study course for watch repair using the original Kansas City school material. Starts you with filing brass and making basic tools. Takes a while but when the swelling in your fingers goes down you have some basic skills. It is in Quincy Illinois. It also runs a resident course with flexible start dates.
The Mobile AL school is Bishop State Community College.