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Old 1 February 2013, 10:34 PM   #1
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My name is Josh and I am 16 and leave school this year and have a massive interest with watches mostly Rolex. But I want to go into watchmaking when I leave but I am finding too hard to get information on how to get into it can anyone help me and tell me how to get more info on becoming a watchmaker I currently live in the UK.
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Old 1 February 2013, 11:07 PM   #2
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Josh - a little reading through the links in this Google search should help...

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid...w=1139&bih=609
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Old 1 February 2013, 11:12 PM   #3
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Josh - a little reading through the links in this Google search should help...

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid...w=1139&bih=609
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Old 2 February 2013, 04:35 PM   #5
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Old 2 February 2013, 04:49 PM   #6
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Try getting a job or interning with a local watchmaker, that's probably the best way to learn. You can also just start reading books on it and practicing yourself.
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Old 2 February 2013, 09:03 PM   #7
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You could go to the British school of watchmaking in Manchester.
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Old 2 February 2013, 09:27 PM   #8
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Old 2 February 2013, 10:41 PM   #9
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Welcome Josh to TRF...and good luck in your search!!!

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Old 3 February 2013, 12:33 PM   #10
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Welcome to TRF. You've certainly come to the right place for information. There are a number of watchmakers on this forum. I've also heard talk of someone (Canadian, I think) that is currently attending watchmaking school.

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Old 3 February 2013, 01:03 PM   #11
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Where's Carl?

Here's a great blog run by the watchmaker at my AD.

He has shared his experiences at Leititz, Pa., and a the National School in Canada.

It makes for some good reading.

http://watchmakingblog.com/

http://watchmakingblog.com/?s=lititz...=Search+%C2%BB
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Old 3 February 2013, 02:08 PM   #12
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I was thinking of Carl, too. Josh, he just started watchmaking school in Canada.

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Old 4 February 2013, 12:30 AM   #13
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Thanks for the help everyone I think what I will do is phone local watchmakers see if I could try and get some sort of job or ask how they learned as where I live the are no courses or schools which teach it.
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