da12 0 Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Hey guys, After catching the watch bug because of this forum :lmao: and start collecting some watches, I really got interested in mechanical watches and the way they work and how to make small repairs, modifications, adjustments to them. Can you guys recommend some ways to get started? I found out some books on amazon, and some of them are pretty old and verbose. And I also found out a website which has online courses and students purchase some kits from them which includes some basic tools and a movement to work on during the course (I am not going to post the website, since I do not want to make advertisement of them, but I assume some members must have heard of them). Do you guys have any feedback regarding that program? Or, any other suggestions for newbies? Edited October 28, 2011 by da12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingle 57 Posted October 28, 2011 THIS is the best website to learn from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted October 28, 2011 Depends on which course you've found, but the TZ (Timezone) course is generally reckoned to be very good indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 996 Posted October 28, 2011 Drop me a PM da12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
da12 0 Posted October 29, 2011 Drop me a PM da12 Sent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
da12 0 Posted October 29, 2011 Depends on which course you've found, but the TZ (Timezone) course is generally reckoned to be very good indeed. Hi Greg, Yes, it was the TZ (TimeZone) course! So, it is considered as a very good one? That's cool. I will look at their programs in more detail... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lumbee 0 Posted November 23, 2011 Hey guys, After catching the watch bug because of this forum and start collecting some watches, I really got interested in mechanical watches and the way they work and how to make small repairs, modifications, adjustments to them. Can you guys recommend some ways to get started?... Or, any other suggestions for newbies? You could always do what I did. In the late 70s I decided to become a watchmaker and actually went to watchmaking school. At the time, Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC, had an excellent watchmaing program, of which I graduated top of my class. I ran mny own business for 12 years and only quit when the quartz craze took over. Now I work on my own and friend's watches. I wold be willing to offer help or service to the forum if desired. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luthier 1 Posted November 23, 2011 Dave, where's your location? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lumbee 0 Posted November 23, 2011 Dave, where's your location? I'm just outside of Wilmington, NC. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10:10 Watch Repair 1 Posted November 29, 2011 head on up to the NAWCC school, or, if you can't afford the $25k tuition: buy the Chicago School of Watchmaking course on ebay, or download it. TZ is good too, and there's a toolkit recommendation to get you started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted November 30, 2011 teach yourself, using eta.ch and their "swisslab", that's what i did bro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
