This invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with more than 20 years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful. Brimming with advice and useful tips, it provides step-by-step photographs with accompanying text and demonstrates how to maintain a mechanical watch, and how to identify problems and correct them. The author discusses the theory behind how a watch works and reveals how to take a watch apart and how to reassemble it without causing any damage. Each section of the book is related to a particular element within the watch, and the author clearly explains the function and design of each part.
| Introduction |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (40) |
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8 | (10) |
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2 Caring for your Tools and Using Them |
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18 | (5) |
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23 | (2) |
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4 A Basic Mechanical Watch |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (4) |
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6 Opening and Refitting Watch Case Backs |
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30 | (8) |
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7 Removing and Refitting Straps and Bracelets |
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38 | (5) |
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8 Picking your First Watch |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (3) |
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Part II How a Watch Works |
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10 Removing the Movement from its Case |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (4) |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (7) |
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67 | (6) |
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15 Removing and Refitting the Keyless Work |
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73 | (5) |
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16 The Mainspring and Barrel |
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78 | (2) |
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17 Removing and Replacing the Click |
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80 | (2) |
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18 Removing the Barrel Bridge, Cap and Arbor |
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82 | (2) |
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19 Removing and Refitting the Mainspring |
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84 | (7) |
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20 Alternative Methods of Fitting a Mainspring |
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91 | (3) |
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21 The Escapement and the Balance Wheel |
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94 | (4) |
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22 The Action of the Lever Escapement |
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98 | (8) |
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106 | (4) |
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24 Refitting the Balance and its Cock |
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110 | (2) |
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25 Gearing and the Gear Train |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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28 Stripdown and Reassembly of a Watch |
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120 | (8) |
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Part III Servicing and Cleaning a Watch |
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128 | (40) |
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128 | (6) |
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134 | (5) |
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139 | (10) |
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32 Cleaning and Oiling an Incabloc |
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149 | (5) |
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33 Adjusting and Regulating] a Balance Spring |
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154 | (6) |
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160 | (6) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (16) |
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36 Replacing a Mainspring |
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168 | (3) |
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37 Replacing a Crown and Winding Stem |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (2) |
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39 Adjusting the Hand Friction |
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179 | (2) |
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40 Replacing Luminous Paint |
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181 | (3) |
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Part V Different Types of Watch Mechanism |
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184 | (22) |
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41 Alternative Hand Frictions in Watches |
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184 | (5) |
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42 Other Types of Keyless Work |
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189 | (4) |
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193 | (6) |
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199 | (5) |
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204 | (2) |
| Further Information |
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| Index |
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Mark Wiles, who has had a passion for repairing watches and clocks since the age of twelve, runs the workshop at Antique & Modern in East Barnet (an Omega credited service centre). After passing his Final British Horological Institute (BHI) examination in technical horology, he was granted a three-year apprenticeship by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (WCC). He thus maintained a proud family tradition dating back to the eighteenth century for two of his ancestors, Steven and Edwin Wiles, were both distinguished clockmakers based in central London. In 2010 Mark became both a Freeman of the WCC and the BHI's youngest accredited Fellow.
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