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Just How Endangered Is Watchmaking?

Watchmaking isn’t likely top of mind for most people and is, in many ways, quite misunderstood. The skills and knowledge required are taught , being handed down from one generation to the next. We rely on these skills even here in Canada, yet there is no real Government funding for it, or a truly world class place here to learn those skills.

The interesting part about this is that watchmaking is an applied science. Skills learned for it are highly transferable into the high tech sector, if the knowledge and attained skills are sound. With that in mind, classical skills can be a contributing factor in the ability to innovate in that and other industries, which in itself is important.