A microtechnician specialising in restoration/complications repairs and restores valuable historical timepieces, mainly clocks and watches held in collections.He/she rebuilds or reproduces damaged and incomplete mechanisms using both modern and traditional techniques. He/she is familiar with eras and styles and can gauge the value of the items he/she is working on.
Source: École Supérieure du canton de Neuchâtel - ESNE ; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Study Framework for training in higher education colleges – Microtechnology engineering - approved November 24th 2010