{ "item_title" : "Watch Repair for Absolute Beginners", "item_author" : [" Sutton Waverley "], "item_description" : "This book is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or organization mentioned. Most watches that stop working end up forgotten in a drawer. Not because they cannot be fixed - but because nobody ever showed their owner how.If you have ever held a stopped watch and wondered whether you could bring it back to life yourself, you already have everything it takes to start. Watch repair is one of those skills that feels completely out of reach right up until the moment it suddenly is not. The foundational techniques - opening a case without causing damage, diagnosing exactly what went wrong, replacing a battery, taking a movement apart without losing a single part - are all genuinely learnable. You do not need a watchmaking apprenticeship. You do not need a professional workshop. You need step-by-step guidance from someone who will walk you through every single action without skipping anything. That is exactly what this book delivers.Starting with the single most important decision a beginner can make - identifying whether you are working with a quartz or mechanical watch before you touch anything - this guide builds your understanding and your confidence layer by layer. You will learn how to set up a clean and safe workspace, choose the right tools without wasting money on junk, and open every common case type correctly using the right technique for each one.Battery replacement comes first because it is the perfect first repair - completely hands-on, immediately satisfying, and the foundation every other skill in the book is built on. From there you will learn to read a movement the way a trained repairer reads one - recognising every component, tracing the power flow, spotting damage before you disassemble a single part. The diagnosis chapter teaches you to think before you reach for a screwdriver, using sound, touch, and observation as your first diagnostic tools.The complete service sequence is covered in full numbered step-by-step detail with nothing assumed and nothing left out. Mainspring release done safely. Hands and dial removed without a scratch. Every component tracked and photographed. Every pivot hole cleaned with peg wood. Lubricant applied in the correct type, at the correct location, in the correct quantity - because in a watch movement the difference between the right amount of oil and too much is the difference between a service that lasts years and one that fails in weeks. Reassembly without force. Regulation using a timegrapher or simple home methods. And the repairs that sit just beyond the basic service - crystal replacement, crown and stem repair, strap fitting, and case resealing.Every step in this book is explained completely. Nothing is assumed. Nothing is skipped. If a step has five smaller actions inside it, all five are covered. If something is likely to go wrong at a specific point, you will be warned before you get there.Whether you have a stopped heirloom sitting on a shelf, a collection of vintage finds waiting for attention, or simply a growing curiosity about what happens inside a timepiece, this book gives you the real practical foundation to start working on watches with genuine skill and confidence.Scroll up, grab your copy, and bring your first watch back to life.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/819/113/9798191139937_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.99", "online_price" : "16.99", "our_price" : "16.99", "club_price" : "16.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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