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As The New York Times wrote after his death, Henry B. Fried was "widely acknowledged as the dean of American watchmakers." In the revised, 1961 edition of his classic book The Watch Repairer's Manual, reprinted here, Fried addresses topics important to contemporary watch repairers, such as self- winding watches, waterproofing, calendar watches, alarm wristwatches, and chronographs. The Watch Repairer's Manual also includes a fine visual dictionary of exploded views in isometric, which are very helpful for ordering watch parts. One of the few modern books available on the techniques of watch repair and certainly the most esteemed, The Watch Repairer's Manual is outstanding for its sequence of presentation and its many useful illustrations, including enlarged details of alarm and self-winding watches. The consummate craftsman and master of details, Fried himself created the illustrations. From teaching others, Fried has learned that if you have a good understanding of how and why the mechanisms work, you will become better at fixing any problems you face-often without needing to consult a book. The Watch Repairer's Manual provides: - Helpful background material, such as full descriptions of the main divisions of the modern watch mechanisms, including the purpose and function of each unit. - Complete directions for cleaning and overhauling a watch movement for casing. - A section devoted to general repairs and troubleshooting. For anyone interested in watch repair, this volume will serve as a working manual, a reference manual, and even a course of study. Assuming little previous knowledge on the part of the reader, Fried provides complete and clear detail on each operation. The Watch Repairer's Manual should be of great value to the student, hobbyist, watch collector, and instrument maker. Henry B. Fried wrote and illustrated 14 books, many pamphlets, and hundreds of articles on horology, the science of timepieces. The first American to receive the Silver Medal of the British Horological Institute, he served as president of the New York City Horological Society and the New York State Watchmakers Association and vice president of the old Horological Institute of America. He taught and lectured on horology and served as an industry consultant. He also was a consultant for the Random House Dictionary and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Echo Point Books & Media


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Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2021


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 21.4 MB


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


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    • Excellent work which covers every aspect of the repair and cleaning of modern mechanical watch movments
Format: Paperback
My wife has about 20 small quartz "style" watches that all cost less than $25 each and that she wears only with a certain outfit or a certain type of clothing. Several of the batteries had died and more than a few of the bands were broken. She asked if I could take her watches to the jewelry store and get them fixed, but they charge $30 just for a battery change. So, I decided to look into fixing them myself. I ordered a simple watch repair book and eventually was able to replace all of the dead batteries and replace the bands. That learning process motivated me to learn more about how watches work, particularly mechanical watches. I own two nice automatic (mechanical) watches, a Rolex Submariner and a Seiko MarineMaster 300m and have to spend several hundred dollars every 3 to 5 years to have them serviced. So part of my motivation was just to see if I could learn how to take apart their movements and then clean and oil them. I decided to order this book by Henry Fried so that I could learn more about mechanical watch movements and how they are repaired and oiled. The book arrived just fine about 3 days later and not only are basic repair and oiling of mechanical movements covered but the book goes into great detail about a wide array of detailed repair operations. The book also covers how to calibrate the time on a mechanical movement in detail. Some other reviewers complain that many of the pictures are from decades ago or that the book is not updated. However, mechanical movements have not really changed that much in the last fifty years and any modern reader will easily be able to learn all major (and most minor) repair processes from this book. Thanks to this book, I got started on a cheap $15 Chinese mechanical watch as my first victim. (Always practice the first month or so on something crappy) Once I had learned how to lube and calibrate it, I moved up to my trusty Seiko SKX007. After moving up the learning curve slowly, I was eventually able to take apart and remove the movement from one of my nicer watches. I cleaned and oiled the movement in my MarineMaster 300m and will soon do the same for my Sub. Not only do I find the work strangely rewarding but this book has already paid for itself several times over. I would easily recommend this work to others interested in working on their own watches. Five stars! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2017 by T. Chardis
    • Excellent, Practical guide.
Format: Paperback
I'm handy and self taught. With this guide and a careful methodical approach, you can teach yourself very good skills through an intermediate phase of watch maintenance, repair, and refurbishing. I did. It's older and lays an excellent grounding in traditional movements. The good news is that that's abot 90% of all there is. The re st of the way is just learning the variations and (pun intended) complications. Modern, especially proprietary movements are just variations on the tried and true - just very complicated variations. Once you now the basics you can see through the complications, and this guide will be all you need to become proficient. The rest will be more education via classes, other education, and lots of experience. I'm on my way to working competence, and with the aid of photos can assemble, work on and tune up any watch -- slowly. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2022 by El Sooko
    • good info
Format: Paperback
Good info.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2026 by AlejandroVS
    • Watch repair
Format: Paperback
Nice ! Good book to own for watch repair , or just watch info.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2025 by Kindle Customer
    • horologist
Format: Paperback
I’m an amateur horologist and this book is awesome. It’s helping me to be better at working on old and new watches.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2026 by Allen Smith
    • Great for reference, glad I purchased this.
Format: Paperback
Book was recommended by multiple internet chat groups. I've gotten through most of it and find the information very informative. Illustrations and photos don't have the crispness and fineness of modern printing however, still very useful. I've just started with repairing pocket watches as a hobby and mangled my way through a few without anything but the internet as a guide. I prefer this book over videos, though I can see going between the two as I progress. Glad I purchased it. Good luck, hope this helps. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2025 by RO
    • Great book
Format: Paperback
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It starts from the beginning and has short quizzes so you can test your knowledge. Not overly complicated and lays it out piece by piece. If you are a watchmaker you need to read this book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024 by Jeff Frick
    • Good book with great illustrations
Format: Hardcover
The language is not overly technical and the illustrations are very good. With mechanical systems having good illustrations are essential for understanding how to fix and repair
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024 by Edward J Daly

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