The history of watches and watchmaking techniques

The history of watches and watchmaking techniques

Spend a day delving into the history of watches, exploring the market’s structure, discovering its main actors and gaining a real watchmaking culture.

You will learn how mankind learnt to segment and measure time over the centuries with essential inventions that resulted in the modern watch.

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  • Retail managers, boutique managers, sales teams
  • People who want to work in a watch marketing department
  • Watch enthusiasts who want to broaden their knowledge

Duration

 
One day or 7 hours

Prerequisites

  • This course does not require any specific prerequisites

Level

  • Beginner

Objectives

  • Experience the world of watchmaking through its historical and technical features
  • Explore the realities of the market and creative trends

Training tools

  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Films
  • Meetings with professionals
  • Teaching activities

Teaching content

  • Notions and sentiments surrounding a watch
  • The history of timekeeping from Antiquity to the 21st century
  • The watch market and its main actors
  • Creative trends
  • Ethical trends in watchmaking
  • General information about a watch
  • From the drawing to the watch: the key stages of production
  • Specific vocabulary about movement and casing

Follow-up and assessment

  • Skills are assessed throughout the training course

AT THE END OF THE COURSE

You will be able to
  • Describe the realities of the watch market and its main actors
  • Master how watches work
You will gain 
  • A professional and accurate vocabulary
  • A theory-based understanding of watchmaking techniques

Validation

  • All attendees are awarded an attendance certificate at the end of the course subject to the validation of their skills

Tutor

  • Dominique HARNOIS

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  • The registration form needs to be returned either by email at contact@academieduluxe.com or by post at l’Académie du Luxe 21 avenue Foch 75116 Paris. Once the form has been received, the turnaround time is between 1 or 2 days maximum. We will confirm you if there are still some places left for the training course and we will send you a training contract that will need to be returned, signed and stamped.
  • The payment can be made either by check or by bank transfer 30 to 15 days before the beginning of the training course. The registration will then be definitive.
  • In case of a cancellation of the training by the Académie du Luxe, the payment will be entirely returned by post, with a new date proposal.

Académie du luxe
21, avenue Foch
75116 Paris

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