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A good selection of watchmaker’s tools, called the “Beginner’s Outfit” … consists of 35 parts.

01) Plier, Black, Cutting 4-1/2″
02) Plier, Black, Flat 4-1/2″
03) Vise
04) Oil cup, Small Wood
05) Hammer and Handle
06) Alcohol Cup
07) Alcohol Lamp
08) Pegwood
09) Pith
10) Tweezer
11) Tweezer
12) Screw Drivers - Set of 8
13) Brush, Soft
14) Brush, 1/2 Hard
15) Flat File 5-1/2″
16) Round […]

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If you are planning to repair watches .. first you will need a ‘WATCH REPAIR BENCH’

If a standard watch repair bench is not available, have one made approximately 38 inches high, 22 inches deep, 40 inches long. Each side should contain several drawers for holding tools.

Source: Modern Watch and Clock Repairing

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Product Details
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Dan Gendron Publishing (August, 2003)
ISBN: 0972864946
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Product Details
Hardcover
Publisher: Robert Hale & Company (June, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN: 070904738X
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.0 x 9.0 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds.
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Other Editions: Hardcover | All Editions

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Product Details
Paperback: 1120 pages
Publisher: Cooksey Shugart Publications; 21st edition (January, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 157432232X
Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 5.2 x 8.0 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds.
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I have added a category here called “Resource Guide”.
For now, I plan to post “stuff” that I have in my possession, that we have for either watch or clock repair, and was recommended as a good read to learning the trade.
I will also be recapping these items on my “Recommended Reading” […]

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NIST Time and Frequency Services

Since 1923, NIST radio station WWV has provided round-the-clock shortwave broadcasts of time and frequency signals. WWV’s audio signal is also offered by telephone: dial (303) 499-7111 (not toll-free). A sister station, WWVH, was established in 1948 in Hawaii, and its signal can be heard by dialing (808) 335-4363 in Hawaii. […]

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World Time Scales

In the 1840s a railway standard time for all of England, Scotland, and Wales evolved, replacing several “local time” systems. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich began transmitting time telegraphically in 1852 and by 1855 most of Britain used Greenwich time. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) subsequently evolved as an important and well-recognized time reference […]

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The “Atomic Age” of Time Standards

Scientists had long realized that atoms (and molecules) have resonances; each chemical element and compound absorbs and emits electromagnetic radiation at its own characteristic frequencies. These resonances are inherently stable over time and space. An atom of hydrogen or cesium here today is (so far as we know) exactly like […]

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A Revolution in Timekeeping

In Europe during most of the Middle Ages (roughly 500 CE to 1500 CE), technological advancement virtually ceased. Sundial styles evolved, but didn’t move far from ancient Egyptian principles.
During these times, simple sundials placed above doorways were used to identify midday and four “tides” (important times or periods) of the sunlit day. […]

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