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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Jewellers and related workers

• • Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
  • Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
  • Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
  • Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
  • Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
  • May supervise other jewellers.

• Watch repairers

• • Fabricate or fit parts to make watches and clocks
  • Examine clocks and watches, disassemble and check for defective and misaligned parts or rust
  • Replace or repair worn or broken parts
  • Test, adjust and regulate timepiece movements
  • Clean all parts using special cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning machines to remove dirt and dried lubricants
  • May supervise other watch repairers.

  Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required.
• Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.

• Mobility is possible among the various jewellery occupations in this unit group.
• There is little mobility between the jewellery occupations and the watch repairers in this unit group.

• Jewellery and clock and watch production assemblers (in 9537 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors)
• Goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellery artisans (in 5244 Artisans and craftspersons)