American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute

AWCI is the premier professional international organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the highest standards of workmanship in the horological crafts. It is the role of AWCI to set the standard of excellence to be applied to the quality of instruction for both the repair and restoration practices that are taught worldwide to watch and clock makers.

Formed out of the watch industry, AWCI was organized in 1960 as the American Watchmakers Institute (AWI) as this nation's first unified horological organization. It combined the members of the United Horological Association of America (UHAA) with those of the Horological Institute of America (HIA) to form AWI. However, with the continual influx of clock related interest into the organization, a name change was recommended by the Affiliate Chapters in 1992 and was formally changed in 2003 to American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute.

AWCI is currently located in Harrison, Ohio (suburb of Cincinnati) including headquarter offices, training class rooms, research library and museum.

They offer the following educational services:

AWCI also offers Certification Programs:
The AWCI's Certified Watchmaker 21™ program is a culmination of the efforts of many dedicated horologists who realize the need for a standard in certification which addresses the technological changes in today's industry.

AWCI will offer examinations leading to the following credentials

• Certified Watchmaker 21™ (CW)

• Certified Master Watchmaker 21™ (CMW) [in development]

• Certified Clockmaker 21™ (CC) [pilot phase]

• Certified Master Clockmaker 21™ (CMC) [in development]

• Watch Specialist (WS) [in development]

• Watch Technician (WT) [in development]

• Certified Master of the Institute (CMI)