Rotate® curated a selection of watchmaking kits, with everything you'll need to build your own watch. Each kit is made to be as digestible and enjoyable as possible. You'll create a usable, quality mechanical watch that can be worn daily.

Watchmaking employs a lot of skills, both mental and physical, that most people won't naturally develop. Where can you train, how much will it cost, what do you need and how long will it take?

There are two ways to get into the watchmaking industry, either joining an apprenticeship or going to horology school. Explore here! We've been talking about watches and recommendations a lot on this blog.

Manual and automatic movements are mechanical; they are both made up of only mechanical parts like gears and springs. The quartz and auto-quartz movements have an electrical circuit and require a battery to run but may also have some mechanical parts.