62202 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

What this occupation covers

Jewellers and workers in related occupations fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery. Watch repairers and related workers repair, clean, adjust and fabricate parts for clocks and watches. They are employed by jewellery, clock and watch manufacturers and retail stores, by jewellery and watch repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 13 main duties for this code.

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

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 13 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 94219 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
• 53124 Artisans and craftspersons

Excluded from this code

• Clock and watch assembler (See 94219 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors)
• Goldsmith AND silversmith (See 53124 Artisans and craftspersons)
• Jewellery assembler (See 94219 Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

apprentice jeweller · bench moulder - jewellery · brass or bronze chaser · clock repairer · clock repairman/woman · clockmaker · custom bracelet maker · custom brooch maker · custom jewellery mounter · custom locket maker · design cutter - jewellery · diamond bruter · diamond cutter · diamond expert · diamond grader - jewellery manufacturing · diamond marker · diamond polisher · diamond sawyer · diamond selector - jewellery manufacturing · diamond setter · gem cutter · gem expert · gem setter · gemologist

Employment requirements

• 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.