Watch Repairers Handbook. This item is unavailable.Watch Repairers Handbook

Master the Art and Science of Professional Watchmaking and Timepiece Restoration

Whether you are an aspiring watchmaker, an apprentice honing your trade, or a collector looking to service your own timepieces with precision, Watch Repairers Handbook delivers a comprehensive, bench-ready roadmap from initial client intake to final timing and regulation.
Horology unites centuries-old mechanical mastery with modern precision diagnostics. Written for working repairers and serious hobbyists alike, this definitive guide connects foundational theory to hands-on workshop execution across mechanical hand-wound, automatic, and quartz movements.
Inside this complete reference, you will find:

• The Modern Horologist’s Workshop: Ergonomic bench design, tool selection and maintenance (tweezers, screwdrivers, loupes), ultrasonic cleaning machines, staking sets, lathes, and timing instruments.
• Core Mechanical Systems: Detailed teardown and functional analysis of mainspring barrels, gear train depthing, keyless works, and friction-reducing jeweled bearings.
• Escapement & Balance Regulation: Practical techniques for poising balance wheels, correcting beat error, measuring amplitude, servicing shock systems (Incabloc, Kif, Diashock), and managing hairspring geometry.
• The Complete Servicing Workflow: Step-by-step disassembly protocols, manual and machine cleaning methods, synthetic lubrication matrices, and multi-position timing adjustments.
• Specialized Movements & Complications: Comprehensive diagnostics for automatic winding rotors, quartz circuits, stepper motors, chronograph column wheels, and calendar mechanisms.
• Case Work & Sealing: Gasket selection, crystal replacement, case refinishing, and pressure-testing procedures for water resistance.

Complete with diagnostic quick-reference tables, lubrication charts, and workshop checklists, Watch Repairers Handbook is an indispensable standing reference for your bench.