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Watch Repairer Job Description Template

A copy-ready watch repairer job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows watch repairers earn a median of $67,230 ($32.32/hour); the middle 50% earn $47,650–$91,490.

Job title

Watch Repairer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable watch repairer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will disassemble movements, clean and oil parts and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Disassemble movements
  • Clean and oil parts
  • Replace springs and gears
  • Regulate timing
  • Replace batteries and crystals
  • Pressure test water resistance
  • Restore clocks
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of movement disassembly and cleaning and oiling
  • Patience and steady hands
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • WOSTEP
  • AWCI CW21
  • Brand certifications
  • Experience with loupes

Skills

  • Regulation
  • Part fabrication
  • Water resistance testing
  • Clock repair
  • Focus
  • Attention to detail

Work environment and schedule

Watch repairers work at clean benches in shops, jewelers and service centers. Full-time daytime hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a watch repairer job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Watch Repairer” is the clearest; alternates include Watchmaker, Horologist, Clock Repairer.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a watch repairer so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Watch Repairer training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Watch Repairer hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

Team pricing