Comment by culopatin

To my understanding it depends mostly on the applicant age.

Watchmaking can take a heavy toll on eyesight, due to working with magnifying glasses on tiny parts during decades. Also each brand has unique processes and machinery, for which they have expensive learning courses.

Thus they would rarely consider applicants past their forties even if they have experience and favorable relations.

Probably going to the school above is a good start.

[dead]