The Watchmaker's Bench: A Complete Illustrated Manual of Watch Servicing & Restoration (Horological Atlas) - Softcover

FERRI, MARCO

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798188522094

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A complete, fully illustrated manual of watch servicing and restoration — thirty step-by-step technical diagrams.
Master the craft of watch repair from the one place it truly begins: the bench.
The Watchmaker's Bench is among the most complete horology guides available for the independent repairer. Whether you are an aspiring watchmaker, a collector, a jeweler, a restoration hobbyist, or a working technician, this manual delivers a thorough, practical education in servicing mechanical, automatic, and quartz timepieces — with every key procedure shown step by step and illustrated.
Inside, you will learn to:

• Set up a professional bench — and dress screwdrivers, true tweezers, and demagnetise correctly
• Service a mechanical movement end to end: let the mainspring down, strip the going train, remove the balance and pallet fork, clean, lubricate, and rebuild with confidence
• Oil the escapement, correct beat error, and regulate on the timing machine
• Diagnose and service quartz movements: batteries and contacts, coil testing, the diagnostic flow, resealing, and a full quartz overhaul
• Understand automatic winding — reversers and magic levers — and test winding efficiency
• Handle complications such as the day-date, and finish with proper casing and quality checks

With thirty precise technical illustrations, plain-spoken explanations, and hard-won workshop judgement on every page, this is the bench reference you keep within arm's reach — and the one that pays for itself the first time you service a watch yourself.
Build the skills. Understand the movement. Preserve the craft.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798188522094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236