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.

As you will be sitting for long periods of time, it is also very important to choose your chair carefully.

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.

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.

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.

Pegwood – lengths of wooden sticks in various thicknesses used by watch repairers for several different cleaning tasks.

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.

Discussing the various watch cleaning and rinsing fluids used when servicing watch movements.

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.

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.

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.

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.