Wed, Oct 11
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12-month Watchmaking Course - Lisbon
Training in Watchmaking – Registration open
Horário e local
Oct 11, 2023, 8:53 AM
Lisbon, R. Alfredo da Silva 13B, 1300-040 Lisbon, Portugal
Sobre a sessão
With a duration of 12 months and a fortnightly attendance – in person – the course will be taught by Master Watchmakers Américo Henriques and Paulo Anastácio – well-known names within the watchmaking training community in Portugal – and guarantees a certificate of attendance.
The idea is to provide training in watchmaking at a timetable that is compatible with family and professional life. To ensure this can happen without restrictions, all registered trainees will receive a kit of professional tools selected by the trainers themselves at the start of the course.
One key detail to highlight: you don't need to have prior knowledge or be a fervent enthusiast. What really matters to get started is having a passion for watchmaking and a genuine desire to learn.
Enrollment
The first step is to click on “reserve a place”. Whenever a new class is opened, those on the waiting list will be contacted by phone in order of registration to confirm their registration. If you are interested in taking the Alfaiates do Tempo course, we recommend that you sign up for the waiting list as soon as possible.
Recipients
Young people or adults without the need for previous experience.
Objectives
This course aims to provide collectors and enthusiasts with knowledge and practical knowledge about watchmaking. At the end of the course, students should be able to maintain a simple mechanical watch for personal use, as well as understand how it works. They are also expected to acquire practical knowledge and skills about the operation of pendulum clocks, quartz clocks and watches with some complications.
Trainers
- Theoretical: Master Américo Henriques
- Practices: Master Paulo Anastácio
Duration
- 12 months: 24 theoretical sessions of 2 hours each and 24 practical sessions of 4 hours each
- 144h
Frequency
The course will have a theoretical fortnightly frequency and a practical fortnightly frequency.
- Theoretical - every fifteen days, Tuesdays from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
- Practices - every fifteen days, Saturdays from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location
Alfredo da Silva Street, 13b
Good time
Lisbon
Program
Practical :
- Tools and safety in the workshop
- Materials technology
- Manufacture of generic professional tools
- Manufacture of specialized professional tools
- Mechanical pendulum clocks
- Simple mechanical wristwatches I
- Simple mechanical wristwatches II
- Simple mechanical wristwatches III
- Oscillator, assembly and repair of spirals
- Accessory of personal use watches
- Complicated mechanical watches
- Mechanical counters and chronographs
- Analog electronic clocks
Theoretical :
- History of time measurement
- Materials technology
- Mechanical watches
- Functional analysis of mechanical watches
- Functional analysis of mechanical watches for personal use
- Distributor or exhaust organ
- Spiral balance oscillator
- Accessory of personal use watches
- Complicated mechanical watches
- Chronographs and counters
- Electronic clocks
- Functional analysis of quartz watches
Security
All participants will be protected by personal accident insurance.
Certificate
Certification by IPR — Portuguese Institute of Watchmaking
Costs
Single registration: €300 + Monthly fee: €250 x 12 months