Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Jewellers and related workers

• Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets

• Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps

• Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps

• Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values

• Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications

• May supervise other jewellers.

• Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair.

• Watch repairers

• Fabricate or fit parts to make watches and clocks

• Examine clocks and watches, disassemble and check for defective and misaligned parts or rust

• Replace or repair worn or broken parts

• Test, adjust and regulate timepiece movements

• Clean all parts using special cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning machines to remove dirt and dried lubricants

• May supervise other watch repairers.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required.

• Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.

• Mobility is possible among the various jewellery occupations in this unit group.

• There is little mobility between the jewellery occupations and the watch repairers in this unit group.