NAWCC Chapter 135 Mount Rainier

The following educational opportunities are presented as a public service announcement to the general public and NAWCC chapter 135 members.


The classes are open to anyone who is interested in learning Watch Repair and or Clock Repair.


Norwest Voc'Tech LLC
Norwest Voc'Tech is moving to a new location the Shoreline Center. Formerly it's classes were held at Building 406  Community Activity Center Magnuson Park Seattle.

NORWEST VOC'TECH LLC is a school specializing in teaching Watch repair, Clock repair and Micro machining parts for restoring timepieces.  

For class scheduling registration additional information visit the Norwest Voc'Tech school website.

Norwest Voc'Tech is a school teaching evening classes to beginners, hobbyists and anyone who's interested in learning how to repair clocks and watches.

The clock repair class is a multilevel class starting from the beginner who has no knowledge to the advanced student. Each student works at their own pace with individual teaching. The beginner is taught how to diagnose, disassemble clean reassemble and lubricate a basic clock movement. Trom there restoring pivots, bushings  and fabricating new parts is taught.

Watch repair is broken into two different classes. The introductory class for the beginner with no prior knowledge. To the advanced course where the students will work on their own watches at their own pace making use of the equipment at school.

The beginners class starts off with students who have no experience at all with watch repair and at the end of the first year are able to move on to the advanced class. the advanced class allows the students to work on their own watches at their own pace going in whatever direction they would in their pursuit of learning the art of repair and restoration of timepieces.

Open house photo and new classroom set up

open housenew classroom

Classroom photos from previous Magnuson Park

Clock School photo 1 Clock School photo 2