COURSE Watchmakers: UF2427 Reception of watchmaking items

In the field of arts and crafts, it is necessary to know the different fields of the restoration and repair of period, historical and automaton watches, within the professional area Recovery, repair and artistic maintenance, with this course it is intended to provide the necessary knowledge for the reception of watchmaking articles.

- Describe the typology used throughout the history of time measuring instruments. - Determine the structure and fundamental characteristics of the different types of watches. - Describe the operation of the different types of watches - Determine the tools, tools, machinery and equipment for the replacement, maintenance and restoration of watchmaking, complying with the regulations for the prevention of occupational hazards and environmental protection. - Apply watchmaking techniques, fulfilling the reception sheets, visually examining the set, indicating the requested intervention and the risk of deterioration, identifying the clock and recording its status -Use customer service procedures, issuing invoices and attending complaints.

It develops its professional activity in stores, companies and/or watchmaking workshops dedicated to the distribution, sale, repair and maintenance of fine mechanical watchmaking and/or period, historical and automaton watches. It works on its own or of others, repairs fine mechanical watchmaking and performs auxiliary activities for restoration of period watches, historical and automatons, under the supervision of a superior technician in the case of watches that enjoy singular protection and guardianship that appear in the Catalog of Heritage or those declared of cultural interest included in the General Inventory of Personal Property of the Spanish Historical Heritage (Law 16/1985 of Spanish Historical Heritage and RD 111/1986 Partial development of the law).

This training is adjusted to the training itinerary of the UF2427 training unit reception of watchmaking items, certifying having exceeded the different competence units included, and is aimed at the accreditation of the professional competences acquired through the work experience and the non -formal training, via which will opt for obtaining the corresponding certificate of professionalism, through the respective calls Autonomous communities, as well as the Ministry of Labor itself (Royal Decree 659/2023, of July 18, which develops the management of the professional training system and establishes a permanent procedure for the accreditation of professional competences acquired by work experience or non -formal training).

This course is aimed at professionals in the world of arts and crafts specifically in restoration and repair of period watches, historical and automatons, within the professional area Recovery, repair and artistic maintenance, and to all those interested in acquiring knowledge related to the reception of watchmaking items.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.