Get Discount 5% Off
Subscribe to our newsletters now and stay up-to-date with new arrivals, updates and deals.
Watch Repairing as a Hobby: An Essential Guide for Non-Professionals
Before Apple and Casio made watches, repair was a craft. Here an illustrated handbook, ideal for the...
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
SKU:
9781616086459
Product Type:
Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
10 customers are viewing this product
Couldn't load pickup availability
Before Apple and Casio made watches, repair was a craft. Here an illustrated handbook, ideal for the beginner that acts as a watch and clock encyclopedia First published almost 75 years ago in London, D.W. Fletcher's guide is still an indispensable guide to understanding the way that watches work. Beginning with the absolute basics of watch operation, Fletcher explains the different tools needed for repair, cleaning, and disassembling. He also adds a troubleshooting guide for common ailments and detailed solutions. With dozens of detailed diagrams, Fletcher's book is divided into five main sections:
Watch Repairing as a Hobby takes a watch amateur from intrigued novice to skilled technician. With dozens of illustrations to lead you from analysis to repair, this classic manual is necessary for anyone curious about watches and how they tick. "Have you ever thought of watch repairing as a hobby? You may feel that a watch is so tiny and your hands are so big. Just there lies the fascination of this hobby; watches are so tiny, and because they are so tiny they have to be much more perfectly made than other mechanisms. You may not believe it but you can, with practice, acquire such skill in handling the tiny parts of a watch that you will forget that they are tiny. You can start in quite a small way and you only need a few tools; as you grow in confidence and skill you will find more and more to interest you. It may even be that you will make some momentous discovery which will rock the horological world."--From the Preface
Author: D. W. Fletcher
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 08/15/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781616086459
- How a watch works
- Tools and how to use them
- How to take down, clean, and reassemble a watch
- Common ailments of a watch
- More ailments
Watch Repairing as a Hobby takes a watch amateur from intrigued novice to skilled technician. With dozens of illustrations to lead you from analysis to repair, this classic manual is necessary for anyone curious about watches and how they tick. "Have you ever thought of watch repairing as a hobby? You may feel that a watch is so tiny and your hands are so big. Just there lies the fascination of this hobby; watches are so tiny, and because they are so tiny they have to be much more perfectly made than other mechanisms. You may not believe it but you can, with practice, acquire such skill in handling the tiny parts of a watch that you will forget that they are tiny. You can start in quite a small way and you only need a few tools; as you grow in confidence and skill you will find more and more to interest you. It may even be that you will make some momentous discovery which will rock the horological world."--From the Preface
Author: D. W. Fletcher
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 08/15/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781616086459
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
Related Products
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Recently Viewed Products
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$22.61 BMD
- BD$22.61 BMD
- Unit price
- per
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.