It is amazing that some people will make futile attempts to work on a pocket watch. They might get lucky and be able to clean a pocket watch. But just like this guy, he tried to clean his wife's Bulova wrist watch........The store follows:
S.W.
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Posted January 20, 2007 20:25.
Hi, all.
Ok, so I've realized that it costs a lot to have a watch repaired professionally. So the logical solution is to learn to repair watches myself, or at the very least, to clean them.
I got a couple library books that tell very clearly how to disassemble a watch and clean it. I did that, and it was fairly easy. My complaint with these books is in the reassembly stage. They both say something similar to "Put the watch back together." Great. So I learned on my big 16 size pocket watch that placing gears and lowering the top plate onto them is a challenge, but I could do it. So then I decided I would disassemble, clean, and reassemble my wife's Buliva wristwatch, which has incredibly tiny parts. Is there a secret or a tool to help me line up these gears properly such that their pivots go right into their respective jewels? I've been trying for hours, and I'm very frustrated! I'm beginning to see why watch repairmen charge so much! Is there anything I can do, or is it trial and error until you get them lined up?
Thanks very much!
Steve.
Posts: 18 | Location: USA | Registered: December 29, 2006.
When will people learn that there is a reason watchmakers have spent years learning their trade?
S.W.
Registered
Posted January 20, 2007 20:25.
Hi, all.
Ok, so I've realized that it costs a lot to have a watch repaired professionally. So the logical solution is to learn to repair watches myself, or at the very least, to clean them.
I got a couple library books that tell very clearly how to disassemble a watch and clean it. I did that, and it was fairly easy. My complaint with these books is in the reassembly stage. They both say something similar to "Put the watch back together." Great. So I learned on my big 16 size pocket watch that placing gears and lowering the top plate onto them is a challenge, but I could do it. So then I decided I would disassemble, clean, and reassemble my wife's Buliva wristwatch, which has incredibly tiny parts. Is there a secret or a tool to help me line up these gears properly such that their pivots go right into their respective jewels? I've been trying for hours, and I'm very frustrated! I'm beginning to see why watch repairmen charge so much! Is there anything I can do, or is it trial and error until you get them lined up?
Thanks very much!
Steve.
Posts: 18 | Location: USA | Registered: December 29, 2006.
When will people learn that there is a reason watchmakers have spent years learning their trade?
