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.