Watch and clock repairer jobs in Finland
Watch and clock repairers maintain and repair wristwatches and clocks. They identify defects, change batteries, fit new straps, oil and replace damaged parts. They may also restore antique clocks.
Watch and clock repairer – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.97 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.45 €/h |
| Top tenth | 28.79 €/h |
| Employees | 630 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.52 €/h | 167 |
| Men | 18.06 €/h | 463 |
Watch and clock repairer - Which skills are essential?
Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.
Inspect clocks and watches and their components for any defects, deterioration or damage. Check electronic timepieces with measuring and testing instruments.
Clocks and watches that use electrical power to measure the passing of time, such as electric, electronic, digital or quartz clocks and watches.
Identify problems on clocks or watches, check for deterioration, disassemble parts, regulate, adjust, and replace deficient components.
Use a demagnetiser to remove magnetism from watches that have obtained these magnetic properties because of the presence of metals at a close distance.
Use tools commonly used for watchmaking and repairing. Common categories include band tools, watch battery tools, cleaning tools, screwdrivers, brushes, flex shaft, loupes or magnifiers, tap and die sets, watch testers, watch repair kits, watch crystal tools, watch back openers, gauges, glues, demagnitisers, hammers, oils, watch movement tools, bergeon watch tools, horotec watch tools, watch hand tools, soldering tools, watch polishing tools, and tweezers.
Change the batteries of customers' wrist watches.
Clocks and watches that use a mechanical mechanism to measure the passing of time.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Apply the information, such as periodic maintenance charts, step by step repair instructions, troubleshooting information and overhaul procedures to perform routine maintenance and repairs.
Attach clock or watch case to enclose and protect the clockwork or module.
Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.
Operate equipment used for battery testing, such as a soldering iron, a battery tester, or a multimeter. Detect flaws affecting the battery's performance, test the battery's capacity for accumulating charge, or test its voltage output.
Remove defective parts and replace them with functioning components.
Mount the wheelwork components of clocks and watches and attach with screws.
Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.
Inform customers about necessary repairs or replacements, discuss products, services and costs, include accurate technical information.
Clean and remove grease from clock and watch components, apply oil to hinges, adjust components, and store them in a waterproof space.
Register, follow-up, solve and respond to customer requests, complaints and after-sales services.
Attach dials or clock faces to clocks or watches.
Attach the hour, minute, and second clock or watch hands to the clockface using hex nuts and wrenches. Ensure that the hands on the clockface are parallel and aligned.
Components present in clocks and watches, such as the wheelwork, battery, dials, and hands.
Watch and clock repairer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Maintain an overview of all the incoming tasks in order to prioritise the tasks, plan their execution, and integrate new tasks as they present themselves.
Provide customers with detailed advice on watches and pieces of jewellery available in the store. Explain about different brands and models and their characteristics and features. Recommend and provide personal advice on pieces of jewellery, according to the customer's needs and preferences.
Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.
Provide assistance to customers whose watches or jewelleries have been stolen or damaged. Communicate with insurance companies in order to quickly replace or refund items.
Manage the organisational, financial and day-to-day operation of a small-to-medium enterprise.
Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with suppliers and service providers in order to establish a positive, profitable and enduring collaboration, co-operation and contract negotiation.
Attach clock pendulums to the pendulum guide behind the face of the clock.
Implement and monitor repairs and/or replacements by the supplier in compliance with warranty contracts.
File and organise professional administration documents comprehensively, keep customer records, fill in forms or log books and prepare documents about company-related matter.
Accept, schedule and cancel appointments.
Comply with precision standards specific to an organisation or product in metalworking, involved in processes such as engraving, precise cutting, welding.
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
Reach an agreement with the supplier upon technical, quantity, quality, price, conditions, storage, packaging, send-back and other requirements related to the purchasing and delivering process.
Bring back antique clocks to their original or a refurbished state, by repairing or replacing defect components, cleaning and oiling parts and checking for accuracy of time-keeping.
Prepare the invoice of goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms. Complete order processing for orders received via telephone, fax and internet and calculate the customer’s final bill.
Sell clocks, watches, or related accessories according to the customer's preferences.
Keep written records of the amount of stock in storage, incoming and outgoing products required for the proper operation of services, repairs and maintenance tasks.