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HOROLOGY JEWELRY OPTION

(Twelve-Month Certificate Program)

Required Curriculum

WJV1114	Introduction to Watch and Jewelry Repair
WJV1224	Basic Jewelry Repair
WJV1234	Jewelry Casting and Design
WJV1244	Jewelry Repair I
WJV1254	Jewelry Repair II
WJV1264	Jewelry Repair III
WJV1274	Stone Setting
WJV1284	Advanced Stone Setting

Course Descriptions

• WJV 1114 – Introduction to Watch and Jewelry Repair – This unit includes a basic background and history of the modern watch and jewelry industry. This unit also includes tool-making, measuring gauges and instruments, and the use of the torch for soldering and heat treatment. Students will file brass projects with tolerance of .01 millimeter, learn safety practices, and do limited lathe work as relates to sharpening of turning gravers. Also, students will polish and clean jewelry, watch bands, take in repair, adjust watch bands, engrave, and install batteries. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1224 – Basic Jewelry Repair – This unit includes training in silver soldering, sizing rings, polishing rings, refinishing, and precautions with various stones. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1234 – Jewelry Casting and Design – This unit includes training in hand carving wax patterns, casting, burnout, making rubber molds, and wax injection. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1244 – Jewelry Repair I – This unit includes training in torch soldering, installing heads, stone setting in four prong and six prong heads, and soldering karat gold jewelry. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1254 – Jewelry Repair II – This unit includes chain repair, setting stones in various type settings, electroplating, retipping, repronging, making nuggets, machine engraving, and repairing karat gold jewelry. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1264 – Jewelry Repair III – This unit includes training in fabricating, pearl stringing, soldering, sawing, and tumbling. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1274 – Stone Setting – This unit includes training in tempering, advanced torch, installing burr setting stones, hand carving metal, and cluster setting. Four semester hours credit.

• WJV 1284 – Advanced Stone Setting – This unit includes training in advanced stone setting. Pave’, burr setting, channel set, multi-head, bar mounting, gypsy, tube, bezel, bright cut settings, and advanced karat gold repairs. Four semester hours credit.