Unveiling the Intricacies of Watchmaking Education: An Insightful Podcast Dialogue with Garrin Fraze

In an enlightening conversation on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, Ariel Adams, founder of aBlogtoWatch, engages Garrin Fraze, the Program Coordinator for the Watchmaking Program at Paris Junior College, Texas in a detailed discussion about the intricate sphere of watchmaking. Fraze, an esteemed practitioner in the field, further expands on the importance of undergoing formal watchmaking education. Underlininf the current scenario revealing a shortage of expert watchmakers, the interaction delves into the substantial role of formal training.

Fraze not only provides an overview of the watchmaking program at Paris Junior College and the necessity for a structured education regime but also elaborates on the spectrum of watch repair and watch restoration services provided by his enterprise, G. Fraze Horology. During the conversation, Fraze elaborates on the distinctions between repair and restoration, and the ever-evolving realm of contemporary watchmaking.