Watchmaking & Watch Repair Books from the Public Library (Daniels, Watters)

[Gramham]

Hello Everyone,

The Hong Kong Public Library Mobile Library truck arrived in my village - and brought me these beauties!

Looking forward to a good many sit-downs over the next few weeks with wee dram on my nose and my spectacles in my hand...or was that the other way around?  

Seriously, has anyone else read these books?  What's your opinion of them?

Is there a book I should be on the lookout for? 

Do you need to find an elusive one?

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[nickelsilver]

The Daniels book is the absolute bible for actual "making". My original copy is quite worn and dog-eared. It isn't much help to an amateur or beginner just learning as far as working on watches. If you want to know how to make a ruby cylinder or design an escapement it's the bomb. I don't know the other book, I would imagine it's pretty good if the author is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute.

[Kalanag]

This book is perfect for beginners and can be found as a pdf in the www:

 

[Gramham]

Quick question regarding the Watters book.

On p.33 he says that lubricating jewelled pallet pivots is not seen as necessary. 

23 years later, is that still the consensus?  Was that ever a consensus?

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11 hours ago, Kalanag said:

This book is perfect for beginners and can be found as a pdf in the www:

Hello @Kalanag

Thanks for the help! 

Sadly, my local library doesn't have this book...but happily on Amazon it is available in both physical and digital form:

https://www.amazon.com/Maintaining-Repairing-Mechanical-Watches-Practical/dp/1785001558/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=maintaining+and+repairing+mechanical+watches+a+practical+guide



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[Kalanag]

5 hours ago, Gramham said:

Quick question regarding the Watters book.

On p.33 he says that lubricating jewelled pallet pivots is not seen as necessary. 

23 years later, is that still the consensus?  Was that ever a consensus?…

 

Yes there is 99% consensus!