The Beginner’s Guide to Watchmaking: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Manual to Mechanical Movements, Bench Tools, Teardown, Lubrication, and Timing - Brossura

Judy, Norris

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798171206499

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2026

Riassunto

Unlock the intricate world of mechanical timekeeping with this practical, hands-on workshop guide. Whether you are an aspiring horologist, a hobbyist restoring your first timepiece, or a watch enthusiast seeking a deeper technical understanding of what powers your wrist, The Beginner’s Guide to Watchmaking provides a clear, illustrated roadmap through every stage of mechanical watch servicing.

Written with a focus on practical execution and visual clarity, this comprehensive manual breaks down complex micro-engineering concepts into accessible, step-by-step procedures. You will learn the exact sequence for disassembling, inspecting, cleaning, lubricating, regulating, and re-casing mechanical watch movements without damaging delicate components.

Inside this bench manual, you will discover:

• Movement Architecture & Physics: Master how energy travels from the mainspring barrel through the gear train, Swiss lever escapement, and balance assembly.

• Bench Setup & Tool Maintenance: Set up an ergonomic workspace and learn how to properly dress screwdrivers, sharpen blades, and maintain precision tweezers.

• Safety & Handling Protocols: Master proper finger cot techniques, dust prevention, anti-magnetic tools, and delicate handling of hairsprings and gear pivots.

• Step-by-Step Movement Teardown: Follow detailed procedural workflows for safely releasing mainspring power, stripping down the movement, and organizing parts.

• Diagnostics & Clearance Inspection: Learn to inspect pivots under high magnification and measure critical endshake and sideshake parameters.

• Chemical Cleaning Chemistry: Discover waterless cleaning sequences, ultrasonic bath setups, basket loading protocols, and Epilame surface treatments.

• Precision Lubrication: Master the exact placement and volume of modern synthetic oils (Moebius 9010, HP-1300, 9415) across hole jewels, cap stones, and keyless works.

• Timegrapher Regulation: Learn to read rate, amplitude, and beat error on a digital timegrapher, adjust regulator pointers, and correct positional variation.

• Casing & Quality Control: Master hand fitting, stem cutting, crown assembly, gasket silicone lubrication, and dry water-resistance testing.

Richly detailed with functional diagrams, diagnostic matrices, and step-by-step tutorial visuals, The Beginner’s Guide to Watchmaking is the essential reference manual for your watchmaker's bench.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798171206499
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 133
• Contatto del produttore: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.it/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Lussemburgo