Intro To Watch Repair 2: Automatic

Service Description

Prerequisite: Intro to Watch Repair, or other prior class at CWWR. Contact Tyson for more info! PLEASE NOTE: We will be closed the week of April 6th for Spring Break, so there will be a total of 8 sessions for this class. We will provide each student with a watch (ST2130, an ETA 2824 clone) which we will take apart, clean, and reassemble to become familiar with the basics of automatic watch movements and repair. The class fee will include the watch and a basic tool kit (if not already purchased from CWWR), which will include the following: screwdrivers (6) and blades, tweezers (2), hand pushers, magnifying visor, movement holder, hand levers, movement tray with lid, oil cups, dip oiler (2), case opener, and case knife. We can provide other tools on request. If you have your own tools you would like to use, just let us know. If you have already purchased the tool kit from CWWR or have a complete and pre-approved set of tools, we will discount the tool kit price from the total ($250). • 8 sessions of 2-3 hours each, held over the course of 8 weeks • Intro to the basics of tool uses and care (sharpening techniques, the importance of tool maintenance, etc.) • Workspace set-up • Parts identification; tech guide overview • Disassembly and reassembly of a watch movement, including shock jewels • Cleaning basics, using hand-cleaning and machine cleaning • Oiling techniques and best practices • Timing and adjusting a serviced watch movement • Casing a serviced movement o Week 1: Kit distribution; tool maintenance overview; oil cup fill; workplace set up; initial watch inspection o Week 2: Parts identification on movement; movement side disassembly and reassembly o Week 3: Parts id on movement; dial side disassembly and reassembly o Week 4: Disassembly and reassembly of entire movement o Week 5: Disassembly of entire movement; movement cleaning started o Week 6: Reassembly of cleaned movement; oiling techniques o Week 7: Diagnosing and resolving common errors after cleaning o Week 8: Casing, timing, and adjusting of movement