THE COMPLETE WATCH REPAIR MANUAL: From Beginner Service to Master-Level Overhaul Mechanical, Automatic & Quartz Movements | Step-by-Step Professional Guide (Calibre & Cost)

Service your own watches with confidence, from a first battery change to a full mechanical overhaul.

This expanded edition is a complete bench manual for mechanical, automatic and quartz wristwatches. It starts with the workspace and the tools, explains how a movement works system by system, and then takes you through every stage of a service: opening the case, removing the movement, hands and dial, letting down the mainspring, dismantling the going train and the escapement, cleaning, inspection, lubrication, reassembly and regulation on the timegrapher. Quartz movements, water resistance, gaskets and pressure testing, and advanced procedures such as hairspring adjustment, balance staff replacement and pivot polishing each have their own chapter.

New in this edition

Calendar mechanisms: date and day-date, the quickset danger zone, calendar faults Chronograph fundamentals: column wheel and cam control, couplings, bench checks Magnetism and demagnetising, with the reference standards Worked diagnostic examples that lead from the reading to the cause Straps, bracelets, crystals, hands and dial work, and care between services What you will find inside

Step-by-step technical illustrations of disassembly, lubrication and reassembly 44 reference tables: tools, lubricants, frequencies, batteries, gaskets, calibres, troubleshooting NOTE, TIP, WARNING and CAUTION boxes at the critical points A glossary, an English–French–Spanish workshop vocabulary, a service record, a full service checklist and a ten-project practice plan Written for hobbyists, collectors and aspiring watchmakers who want to understand what happens inside a watch and to service it properly.