Basch's Moment In Time

Donalds son, Anthony Norm Basch, began his apprenticeship as a watchmaker in 1977. Norm attends various bench courses yearly, specific in Calibers and luxury Swiss watch brand training. The past 10 years have been geared toward luxury watches, with most recently concentrating on the Omega Co-Axial Chronograph training that is taking place in October of 2012. Norm and his team of watchmakers continues to attend seminars and workshops sponsored by the Ohio Watchmakers Association and the American Watchmakers Institute, fine tuning his expert skills. Most notably Norm Basch in June of 2009 has been awarded the titled AWCI 21st Century Certified Watchmaker (CW21) by the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute.

Established in 1901.
Basch’s commitment to excellence began in 1946 when Donald J Basch Sr., “Pops” graduated from Cleveland Trade School to begin his career as a watchmaker. In 1972 “Pops” became a Certified Master Watchmaker, only one of 2 in Cuyahoga County to achieve this prestigious title. See Meet the Owner for rest of story!

Norm B.
Business Owner
Norm began his apprenticeship as a watchmaker in 1977 under the guidance of his father, Donald J. Basch. in 1994, he opened the doors of the store you see today. Norm maintains a focus on luxury watches. Every year, Norm attends bench courses to hone his skills, specifically in Calibers and luxury Swiss watch brand training, recently concentrating on the Omega brand Co-Axial Chronograph. Norm and his team of watchmakers continue to attend seminars and workshops sponsored by the Ohio Watchmakers Association as well as the American Watchmakers Institute. Most notably, Norm in 2009 has been awarded the title of AWCI 21st Century Certified Watchmaker (CW21) by the American Watchmakers-clockmakers Institute. Norm and his team have a passion for high quality customer service and a deep appreciation for the engineering that goes into luxury timepieces and fine jewelry.