The Collar360

Watch and clock repairer

Other names

time piece fixer, watch and clock restorer, watch and clock fixer, watch and clock repairman, chronometrist

Mechanics and machine repair

They fix watches and clocks by finding what is broken, cleaning and oiling parts, and changing batteries, straps and damaged pieces.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.

  2. 2

    Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.

  3. 3

    Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
réparateur de systèmes horlogers/réparatrice de systèmes horlogers
español
relojero reparador/relojera reparadora
العربية
مصلح الساعات / مصلحة الساعات
português
Técnico de reparação de relojoaria/Técnica de reparação de relojoaria
Deutsch
Uhrenmechaniker/Uhrenmechanikerin
italiano
riparatore di orologi/riparatrice di orologi

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