Overview of Watch Tools

In August 2002 Rob B. started teaching me watch making basics. We stripped and reassembled several watches already, cleaned and oiled them and reassembled them. And I have to say, the world inside the watch cases is a really fascinating one. I am glad I made that step towards the innards of the watches.

Since then I became more and more adventurous and started to work on watches without "supervision"

. My worst experience was, when I tried to short cut the setting of misaligned hour and minute hands on a Titoni Cosmo King Day-Date, but that is another story, read more...

In general, I would like to add, the whole secret to successfully working with watches is practice, practice and more practice. After I had bent the Titoni hour hand skywards, I immediately worked on several watches and replaced hands successfully. I have dismantled and fixed stuck setting mechanisms and dislocated castle wheels, have worked on modifying setting lever springs etc. etc.

I might use more time then a trained watchmaker, but I am having a lot of fun and I think my skills are steadily improving. Today I could not imagine my watch hobby without my tools.

We have put together a starter watch tool kit at a great price for those of you that are adventurous enough!

. The kit contains the essential tools to get you a jump start into the fascinating innards of watches! If you buy the tool kit together with a watch from PMWC, you even get a USD 15 discount on the tool kit.


Layout of my Watch Tools March 1988	Second Batch of Watch Tools bought in July 2002
Layout of my Watch Tools March 1988	Hands Lifting Tools and Pincers	Chronograph Wheel Removers	Case Press	Finger Cots	Elma T310 (Ultra-sonic Cleaning Machine)	Some watch tools make great toys too


Another larger batch of tools added February 2003	Third Batch of Watch Tools bought in February 2003 (Details)
Another larger batch of tools added February 2003	Springs, Case clamps and Case Screws	Crown Buttons and Stems and Tubes	4 pictures on "How to use Crown Button and Stem Tools"	4 pictures on "How to Use the Crystal Lifter"


Fourth Batch motivated by fellow PMWFer Matt V.	5th Batch: Crystals	6th Batch: Threading Tool and Pins	7th Batch: Sharpening Stones
China Made Screw Driver Stand, Bergeon Oiler Nr. 2720 and Opener Nr. 2533	Cystals 210 - 350 Acrylic and 210 - 320 Mineral	MKS Threading Set (Screw Plate) with a set of different pins in diameters 0.8 - 1.2 mm	Different kinds of sharpening stones to complete my existing few and a screw head slot file plus some Quartz crystals. And last but not least, a fine brush to dust of dials


Cyclops and Glue		O-Ring Assortments
A Set of different Sizes of Cyclops	The Glue: 2 component Seiko S-310	3 Sets of differently sized O-Rings Silicon Grease for Watches A must have if you are into vintage watches!


ETIC MICRO SOLDERING STATION 4 Watt Nr. 350 330
Top View with all the supplied parts at purchase. According to the shop owner, this was the last one in stock from what he said, is a discontinued station	The Front View with the soldering iron in heating position	The Front View with the soldering tip out of the heater. Heating up takes only seconds. All information is also in the INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE	The Back View. There are two sockets, the little black 2 mm connector to connect to an anti-static ETIC workmat and the Chinch socket that heats the iron	INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (opens large JPEG, use back button of browser to come back here)


Tools for Quartz Watches and Batteries
Demagnetizer and simple Tester	Tweezers with plastic Tips (Batteries) and great Bergeon Case Opener	Japan Made "MKS" and Bergeon Opener (Opening hints)