Learning The Basics
Here is a full summary of all the lessons and topics found in Level 1 of this course, The Basics.
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Level 1 of the Watch Repair Course provides more than 2 hours of teaching with 42 full high definition videos, plus access to our bonus videos specific to level 1 as well as full access to our back catalog of watch repair videos.
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What you will learn in Level 1
Everything you need to know in order to get started
We will discuss some of the consumable products you will need such as oils and greases. You will learn about the different types of watch cases, glasses, crowns, pushers, straps. Finally we will concentrate on the anatomy of the watch movement, and the different components. You will be shown how to identify watch parts and calibers of movement.
Level 1 Course Content
C1.0.0 Introduction & Overview
This lesson includes two videos including an introduction to the course as well as an overview of the upcoming lessons.
C1.1.0 Work Environment
c1.1.1 Workshop Lighting
c1.1.2 Your Workbench
Discussing an ideal work bench setup including height. This will allow you to sit with your back straight whilst you are working. It is not desirable to sit for long amounts of time with your back curved whilst you are hunched over your work.
c1.1.3 Your Seating
As you will be sitting for long periods of time, it is also very important to choose your chair carefully.
C1.2.0 Essential Tools
c1.2.1 Watchmakers Screwdrivers
c1.2.2 Watchmakers Tweezers
Just like screwdrivers, I would place equal importance on the acquisition of Watchmakers tweezers. This lesson discusses the options and recommendations when considering the addition of watchmakers tweezers to your initial watch repair tool kit.
c1.2.3 Optics
In order to see what you are working on, it is highly recommended to purchase a Watchmakers eyeglass (sometimes called a loupe).
This lesson goes over the different types and their usage.
c1.2.4 Dust Protection
c1.2.5 Benzine Jar
A common practice in watch repair would be to de-grease certain parts to remove old oil deposits. A traditional substance used for this purpose was Benzine, although it is considered a health risk these days and is quite difficult to obtain. There are modern substitutes available however, and the fluid will usually come in a large container. Hence the need for a benzine jar.
c1.2.6 Air Blower
C1.3.0 Consumable Products
c1.3.1 Pegwood
Pegwood – lengths of wooden sticks in various thicknesses used by watch repairers for several different cleaning tasks.
c1.3.2 Rodico
c1.3.3 De-Greasing Solutions
In order to effectively clean watch components you will need to have a de-greasing solution to hand. A de-greasing solution will help to soften and break down old oil and grease deposits, and this is absolutely vital when servicing a watch movement.
c1.3.4 Watch Cleaning Fluids
Discussing the various watch cleaning and rinsing fluids used when servicing watch movements.
c1.3.5 Paper or Tissue
c1.3.6 Finger Cotts
C1.4.0 The Watch Case
A watch, whilst being a scientific instrument serving an important purpose in our day to day lives, would also be considered a piece of jewellery or even a fashion accessory.
For some, it is more important for the watch to be a reliable and accurate timepiece and for others the style and design is the primary concern when choosing a watch.
c1.4.1 Watch Glasses
c1.4.2 Winding Crowns
The winding crown is attached to the movement via the winding stem. The crown allows the user to wind up the spring in the watch, and with most modern watches it is also used as a means to alter the time.
c1.4.3 Case Pushers
c1.4.4 Watch Straps & Spring Bars
Watches can be worn in various ways. A pocket watch, for example, will be attached to the wearer, perhaps to a waistcoat, with a chain hooked to the pendant called an Albert chain. Fob watches on the other hand will usually be attached to a chain and worn as a necklace.
C1.5.0 The Watch Movement
Now that we have covered the basic requirements to get started in watch repair, we go on to discuss the watch movement itself. The mechanical watch movement is a mechanism which has a set of connected components engineered in order to ultimately present the time in as accurate a manner as possible.
c1.5.1 The Power Source
A mechanical watch will need to be running under its own power. And for this, a long spiral of spring steel, the mainspring, will be installed into a specially formed wheel, the mainspring barrel (or Going Barrel). The outer coil of the mainspring is secured to the outer wall of the barrel, whilst the inner coil of the spring is hooked to the barrel arbor.
c1.5.2 The Train of Wheels
c1.5.3 The Watch Escapement
c1.5.4 The Motion Work
c1.5.5 The Keyless Work
In this lesson we discus the sub-mechanism within a watch movement responsible for both allowing the user to wind the watch up as well as control the position of the watch hands - The Keyless Work.
c1.5.6 Identifying Watch Parts
c1.6.0 Summary
Following your assessment, this final video lesson provides a summary and conclusion of Level 1.
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