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...as you make it sound like a waste of Time..."
As you can see below, I said "easier". I don't know how you get "waste of Time" from that... but I did appreciate the pun! :)
And, yes, the http://www.timezonewatchschool.com/WatchSchool/ is a great source for us hobbyists.
That having been said, look at the curriculia of some of these WOSTEP schools... they did not look very challenging. I think some would take a week to cover changing a bezel... something Matt covered nicely in one post -- thanks Matt! (For example, one had two quarters on 'filing'... of course, maybe filing is more far more complex than I realize... 'wax on, wax off')
I looked them up several weeks ago... The problem is they are really a community college that expects you to get an associates degree in two years.... They are accredited by WOSTEP = Watchmakers Of Switzerland Training and Educational Partnership (http://www.wostep.ch/)
A fairly complete list of horology schools is at
http://www.horology.com/ho-educa.html
The school in Illinois (Gem City College) offered a home study course... easier to do than take 2 years out of your life time2.gifAnd their self help materials look to be the easiest way to educate yourself.
http://www.gemcitycollege.com/homestudy.html
http://www.gemcitycollege.com/self_help.html