The Diploma in the Repair, Restoration and Conservation of Clocks/Watches (Level 5)

The Institute worked closely with industry and the awarding body EAL (EMTA Awards Ltd) to accredit this qualification for clock and watch makers.

Leads to Professional Membership - FBHI
Clock Pathway or Watch Pathway

You have to pass three mandatory units and the seven units for the clock pathway or the seven units for the watch pathway:

Unit	Examination
Mandatory Units (you must pass all three)
D1: Theory of Clock and Watch Servicing*	2½ hours theory examination at an Examination Centre. (the same unit as required for the Diploma in Clock and Watch Servicing)
D5: Constructing Clock and Watch Components*	3 weeks to make a test piece using your own workshop.
D6: Drawing Clock / Watch Escapements*	Course work drawing and 3 hours drawing examination.

Optional Units (you must pass all units for either the ‘clock pathway’ or the ‘watch pathway’)
Clock Pathway:
D7: The Practical Servicing of Clocks*	Prepare a Record of Repairs giving details of eight clocks that you have serviced.
D8: The Recoil Escapement, Design and Construction*	8 hours servicing test making pallets for a recoil escapement at an Examination Centre.
D9: Servicing and Correcting Faults in a Striking Clock Movement	16 hours servicing test at an Examination Centre.
D10: The Practical Servicing of Complex Clocks	Prepare a Record of Repairs giving details of ten more complex clocks that you have serviced.
D11: The Theory of Complex Clocks and their Repair, restoration and Conservation	2½ hours theory examination at an Examination Centre.
D12: The Dead Beat Escapement, Design and Construction	3 weeks to make a test piece using your own workshop.
D13: The Practical Restoration and Conservation of Clocks	Prepare a Portfolio giving details of five clocks which you have restored.

Watch Pathway:
D14: The Practical Servicing of Quartz and Mechanical Watches*	Prepare a Record of Repairs giving details of ten watches that you have serviced.
D15: Servicing and Correcting Faults in a Manual Winding Watch Movement*	7 hours servicing test at an Examination Centre.
D16: Servicing and Correcting Faults in an Automatic Watch	8 hours servicing test at an Examination Centre.
D17: The Practical Servicing of Complex Watches	Prepare a Record of Repairs giving details of fifteen more complex watches that you have serviced.
D18: The Theory of Complex Watches and their Repair, restoration and Conservation	2½ hours theory examination at an Examination Centre.
D19: The Practical Restoration and Conservation of Watches	Prepare a Portfolio giving details of five items which you have restored / conserved
D20: Servicing and Correcting faults in a Chronograph Movement	16 hours servicing test at an Examination Centre