Occupational Profiles

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.