

Students can expect rigorous courses in micromechanics, as well as ample training with simple and complicated watches. North Seattle College Watch Technology Institute (Seattle, Washington) - Adopting the Swiss American Watchmakers Training Alliance (SAWTA) curriculum developed by Rolex, North Seattle College Watch Technology Institute aims to address the industry’s need for qualified watchmakers dealing with high-end timepieces.Today, it offers a state-of-the-art classroom with a small faculty-to-student ratio, ensuring individualized training that sets students up to enter a demanding job market. Paris Junior College (Paris, Texas) - A branch of Paris Junior College, The Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology has been teaching the art of watchmaking since 1942.HSNY remains committed to the preservation of these American institutions and is proud to support the following with the Howard Robbins Award: Four out of the nine full-time watchmaking schools in the U.S. In 2021, HSNY doubled the number of Howard Robbins Award recipients compared to 2020. Watchmaking schools are vital to realizing HSNY’s mission of advancing the art and science of horology. Fried Scholarship for Watchmaking Students, and the Howard Robbins Award for Watchmaking Schools. HSNY also opened applications for its first scholarship created in 2017, the Henry B. In early 2021, HSNY introduced the Benjamin Banneker Scholarship for Black Watchmaking Students and the Oscar Waldan Scholarship for Jewish Watchmaking Students, to continue the Society’s spirit of expansion and inclusivity and serve underrepresented minorities in the watchmaking industry. This year, America’s oldest watchmaking guild received 37 scholarship and award applications - the most to date - and broke its record for most money awarded towards scholarships and awards. He Horological Society of New York (HSNY) announced the recipients of its 2021 scholarships and award programs, totaling $70,000 to help further the art and science of horology.
