The British School of Watchmaking - A WOSTEP Partnership school

Welcome to the BSoW official website. The surging interest in mechanical wristwatches is creating a problem: Who is going to service and repair all the masterpieces of micro-engineering when the strain of ticking off more than 32 million seconds per year finally begins to take its toll? The subject is becoming a matter of considerable concern, as the number of student watchmakers worldwide appears to have been declining almost as fast as sales and production figures have been rising. In order to address the situation, a consortium of jewellers and leading watch brands are funding a British school for watchmakers that will enable its students to attain an internationally-recognised level of competence. 

The school operate the WOSTEP 3200 hour watchmaking course enabling students to learn to a very high level the required skills to commence a career in watchmaking.

WOSTEP: a unique institution in its field

Since the credibility of a prominent watch brand is built on a long term basis, we are all concerned with our future capacity to ensure an after-sales service of quality. This was the driving force behind the start of the British School of watchmaking.

The BSoW was founded in 2004 and first opened its doors in September 2006 as WOSTEP partnership school.

WOSTEP has been co-ordinating the Partnership with watchmaking schools around the world since 1992. The aim of this program is to improve and standardise training for watchmakers within the UK. WOSTEP sets the worldwide watchmaking training precident.

'Top Student' Peter Johnstone from the graduating class of 2008 wrote:

"The WOSTEP course at the British School of Watchmaking is the best opportunity that I have ever had. It has taught me a lot about horology and has given me a full and rounded view of what it takes to become a watchmaker. The experience of the tutors is a font of knowledge that I'm priviledged to  have had access to. The facilties are second to non are as good as what you would expect to find in any watchmaking service centre. The library contains many books not only technical but also on the history of horology. Whilst the course is very intensive it is also very rewarding".

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