Watch Repair for Beginners: An Illustrated How-To Guide for the Beginner Watch Repairer

The timeless book about timekeeping—and how clocks and watches are made, and fixed.

First written by the definitive expert in 1957, Watch Repair for Beginners is the ideal book for anyone who is fascinated by time and how we measure it—or wants to know how to fix their own watch. Learn what horology is; the basics of watch and clock repairing; the mechanics of a clock; how the wheels work; the difference between an automatic watch, a stop watch, and a chronograph; and so much more.

With detailed black-and-white illustrations, this classic that touches on both the metaphysical and the mechanical is a must-read for any lover of horology.