Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEM21015 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform precision watch timing and adjustment
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MEM21015 - Perform precision watch timing and adjustment |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to make fine adjustments to high-grade mechanical watches in order to achieve precision timing (chronometer performance). No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.Band: AUnit weight: 6 | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | |||
Competency Field | Horology |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Determine servicing requirements and liaise with customer |
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Element: Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||||||||
Element: Identify high-grade mechanical watch characteristics | ||||||||
Element: Prepare written quotation and inform customer of watch condition and performance concerns, outlining recommended service procedures to be undertaken to remedy identified faults and accuracy of timekeeping | ||||||||
Element: Verify and agree on servicing requirements with customer | ||||||||
Element: Prepare watch for handover | ||||||||
Element: Record and document repair process | ||||||||
Element: Analyse watch performance |
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Element: Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||||||||
Element: Use hand tools and equipment in safe and correct manner | ||||||||
Element: Handle components without damaging or marking | ||||||||
Element: Assess condition and ability of watch to achieve chronometer performance | ||||||||
Element: Conduct performance analysis of mechanical watch | ||||||||
Element: Adapt servicing techniques to meet manufacturer performance specifications (chronometer certified rating) | ||||||||
Element: Assess oscillator and balance spring condition | ||||||||
Element: Analyse positional errors in mechanical watch | ||||||||
Element: Adjust mechanical watch performance |
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Element: Adjust mechanical watch to minimise variations in balance amplitude/performance/rate | ||||||||
Element: Adjust oscillator and balance spring to minimise positional errors and perform dynamic poising | ||||||||
Element: Repeat and confirm all adjustments | ||||||||
Element: Test mechanical watch function and performance |
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Element: Perform longitudinal testing to confirm watch performance | ||||||||
Element: Determine intermittent timing faults and adjustments |