Originally Posted by
theancientmariner
Can you imagine a teenager saying to their parents that they're going to university to do a course in clock and watchmaking. The first thing parents will do is look at job opportunities and it's so niche that certainly in the north of England, they'll never find one. Imo, the only way forward is to do what Bremont (and I'm sure others) have done is in work apprenticeships.
As for working on your own watch, the vast majority of luxury watch owners probably don't even wash their own car, never mind work on it so can you imagine them working on a luxury watch. They'll take it straight back to where they purchased it, send it for a service and complain bitterly about how long it's taking and how much it costs, then do the same thing all over again.