If I want to : pop crystals, swap dials, simple repair (not servicing)....

[chad]

Anyone of you guys have any advice on learning to basics of simple disassembly and reassembly and other simple repair tasks.

Tool kit?

Watches to start on?

Guides?

thanks for any help!

[HauteHippie]

For starters:

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4275

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4855

I've been meaning to post a crystal popping/installing tutorial (using a crystal press), and one of these days I might actually get around to it.

Tools:

Get good ones. I like to refer people to the timezone beginner's class where they have a basic tool kit. Don't buy the kit, unless you want the movement that comes with it. But, use the kit components as a reference for which tools to buy, and buy the ones you want/need individually.

Lots of additional info is available via search, as well.

[capice]

If you understand german, I recently bought a book about watchet, translated it says " Reparing wristwatches, manual for the watchmaker and watchlover" , only printed in german for 53 euro.

It handels in detail all the aspects of watchmaking, tools, movements ect.

Send me a pm if you want to know more