I'm new to watch repair. Novice. Noob. Don't know anything other than what I'm starting to learn here.
I have only removed a watch back to date to replace a battery, and only the "easy" ones.
Shortly, I hope to have a working but needs some more work Pogue 6139A. First order of business may be replacing the dial. I will also want to replace the seals, and while the watch works, it is running quite fast so it will need some adjustment there. So plenty on my to do list - not yet sure what is reasonable to try now and what will need to wait.
I'm not yet to the point of thinking I can take apart a mechanism, clean it, oil it and put it back together - but given the entry level unit I'm getting, I'm willing to do a bit of work. I have rehabbed old woodworking tools (both hand tools and some classic 60's cast iron) so somewhat familiar with the need to understand the process before I begin and will still expect surprises. i will be reading a lot here and reviewing tutorials before I open anything up.
First thing first is getting some decent tools though.
I'm wondering if there is a good complete toolset that will have decent quality tools to allow me to remove and replace the caseback, stem, pushers, Hour/Min/Sec hands and replace. There are a ton of complete kits on Amazon - not sure if that is the way to go if there is a higher quality set or if I should focus on individual higher quality tooling through a specialized dealer? Or are there one or two tools that is critical be precision and most others can be upgraded over time if I take a deeper dive into watch repair?
Not sure if I need to dabble in getting oil yet as it seems that may be another research project w/follow up questions.
Looking for thoughts/experiences/recommendations on a starter set of tools.
thanks.
I have only removed a watch back to date to replace a battery, and only the "easy" ones.
Shortly, I hope to have a working but needs some more work Pogue 6139A. First order of business may be replacing the dial. I will also want to replace the seals, and while the watch works, it is running quite fast so it will need some adjustment there. So plenty on my to do list - not yet sure what is reasonable to try now and what will need to wait.
I'm not yet to the point of thinking I can take apart a mechanism, clean it, oil it and put it back together - but given the entry level unit I'm getting, I'm willing to do a bit of work. I have rehabbed old woodworking tools (both hand tools and some classic 60's cast iron) so somewhat familiar with the need to understand the process before I begin and will still expect surprises. i will be reading a lot here and reviewing tutorials before I open anything up.
First thing first is getting some decent tools though.
I'm wondering if there is a good complete toolset that will have decent quality tools to allow me to remove and replace the caseback, stem, pushers, Hour/Min/Sec hands and replace. There are a ton of complete kits on Amazon - not sure if that is the way to go if there is a higher quality set or if I should focus on individual higher quality tooling through a specialized dealer? Or are there one or two tools that is critical be precision and most others can be upgraded over time if I take a deeper dive into watch repair?
Not sure if I need to dabble in getting oil yet as it seems that may be another research project w/follow up questions.
Looking for thoughts/experiences/recommendations on a starter set of tools.
thanks.
