



However, the chances of apprenticeship in today's day and age are extremely hard but definitely doable. If I had to choose though, I would go with Apprenticeship. Apprenticeship or Watchmaking School. Both of which are fine. There's only two ways to get into watchmaking. THERE'S ONLY 2 WAYS TO GET INTO WATCHMAKING Watchmaking was taught to me as a fall back plan in case my original career choice didn't work out. Watchmaking is often a second, third, and even fourth career choice. Some of you reading this may not have ever considered watchmaking as a career choice and that is perfectly fine. If there's a will, there's a way.Īt this stage, you should already know whether or not you want to get into watchmaking. People who are deeply invested and are serious about learning watchmaking will find a way. If you even have to ask whether or not you should get into watchmaking- you probably shouldn't. Either you're fully committed or you're not. With Watchmaking, it's a binary decision. IF YOU HAVE TO ASK- YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T Sure, watches in general may be popular but I still get a great deal of exorcist-style head turns when I tell people I'm a watchmaker. You have about only 3 watchmaking schools in the USA. Only a handful (roughly around 75-100 and this is being generous) enter the workforce. Several hundred either die off or retire each year. Your average watchmaker is retirement age. A great deal of interest has been poured into Watchmaking as of late.
