The Watch Academy

At Red Army Watches (RAW), not only can you browse, learn about and buy mechanical watches, but you can also sign up for classes at The Watch Academy, where you take apart and put together a watch in a day.

Find out more about what's covered in The Watch Academy or book a class here.

About the Instructor

The Watch Academy by RAW is helmed by Senior Watchmaking Instructor, Vincent Goh. Goh began his watchmaking journey when he was just a high school student. He vividly recalls breaking one of his father's watches one day and he vowed to fix it. This, he did successfully. From there, Goh worked on many of his friends' and relatives' watches, fixing these through a process of trial and error whilst adding on to his experience along the way.

In the 90s, while in the US, Goh found his first mentor and restored about 500 vintage watches during this time. Following that, Goh's work posting to China for 11 years gave him more opportunities to learn from highly experienced watchmakers and veterans. These experiences allowed Goh to tap on a vast wealth of knowledge on watch repair not known to be previously documented.

In 2015, Goh returned to Singapore where he has been imparting his knowledge and wisdom to the next generations. To date, Goh can count more than 150 students and more than 1,000 restored vintage watches under his belt.

We dare say we've yet to meet someone with greater experience and passion in watchmaking - and more importantly, in passing these on, than Goh.