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Glory

Clock towers are glorious, but what about the people who make and repair them? It's not exactly the most glamorous or praise-filled life. If you want to be one of those top-level, glory-laden horologists, you'll almost certainly need to earn your repair skills at one of the prestigious Swiss time-training programs.

Organizations like the Swiss American Watchmaker Training Alliance are like Harvard and Hogwarts rolled into one. Considering only a few dozen people a year are even accepted for admittance, is there anything more glorious than knowing how to do something that other people think is a complete fantasy? You tell us, Hermione.