Alfaiates do Tempo Watchmaking Course - Porto

Watchmaking Course – Athenaeum of Madrid

Start date: January 11th

Trainer: António Roca (theory and practice)

With a duration of 12 months, the course will feature the participation of Master Watchmaker António Roca and guarantees the issuance of a certificate of participation at the end.

The aim is to offer watchmaking training with schedules that fit in with family and professional life. To facilitate unrestricted learning, all registered participants will receive, at the start of the course, a kit containing professional tools selected by the trainers themselves.

It is important to highlight that it is not necessary to have prior training or be a great enthusiast. What really matters is an interest in watchmaking and a desire to learn.

Enrollment

The first step is to click on “reserve a place”. Whenever a new group is opened, people on the waiting list will be contacted in the order they register to formalize their place and will be presented with the annual course schedule. If you are interested in the watchmaking course, we recommend that you sign up to the waiting list as soon as possible.

Recipients

Young people and adults without the need for previous experience.

Objectives

The course aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of watchmaking to collectors and enthusiasts. At the end, participants will be able to maintain a simple mechanical watch for personal use and understand how it works. In addition, they will acquire practical knowledge of pendulum clocks, quartz clocks and watches with some complications.

Trainers

• Antonio Roca

Duration

12 months:

• 24 theoretical sessions of 6 hours each

• Total: 144 hours

Time

• Every two weeks on Saturdays from 10am to 5:30pm, lunch from 1pm to 2:30pm.

Location

• Madrid Athenaeum, Spain

Program

Practical:

• Tools and safety in the studio

• Materials technology

• Manufacture of generic professional tools

• Manufacture of specialized professional tools

• Mechanical pendulum clocks

• Simple mechanical wristwatches I, II and III

• Oscillator: assembly and repair of spirals

• Design of personal watches

• Mechanical watches with complications

• Mechanical counters and chronographs

• Analog electronic clocks

Theoretical:

• History of time measurement

• Materials technology

• Mechanical watches

• Functional analysis of mechanical watches

• Functional analysis of personal watches

• Distributor or exhaust organ

• Spiral balance oscillator

• Design of personal watches

• Mechanical watches with complications

• Chronographs and counters

• Electronic watches

• Functional analysis of quartz watches

Security

• All participants will be covered by personal accident insurance.

Certification

• Certificate issued by IPR — Portuguese Institute of Watchmaking

Costs

• Single registration: €385

• Monthly fee: €325 x 12 months