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That's the book. He is the best for beginner watch repairers to follow. Some of the "standard" watch repair procedures can be a bit confusing like "stacking" unless you see it in action.

Interesting reads both, but neither really delved into the top watches. The top was "Hamilton" followed by "Waltham" then "Elgin" . Hamilton was bought by a Swiss company in 1969 and is still made today. A excellent book to read about watch repair is "The Watch Repairer's Manual" by Fried. Get...

That's a great story Guy ! Made me laugh good and hard ! Also brought back memories of the Corp. I've worn watches in the past, but the "pocket" watch is my favorite. I keep it in the watch pocket of my blue jeans. For those to young to know, the right side pocket has a smaller pocket inside...

You guys are right. I watch is a tool and as a mechanic I always tried to buy the best I could. My father taught me that, just like I'm sure Guy's father taught him. These Hamilton's where used originally to move the trains "safely" . Since trains share the same track, you needed to be sure you...

Also quite rare. I've only seen two Military watches come up for sell in the past year. I bought the one. I couldn't afford to buy the other too though. At about $350.00 per watch on average, it really starts to add up. I've paid up to $480.00 for one watch, that was the 1909 model. The lowest...

I'm surprised by the responses here ! I didn't think anyone would care in this "modern" computer world of ours today. I have always loved pocket watches, just couldn't afford a good one though until now. I have two Hamilton's that keep time to the second ! I wind all of them at the same time...

I've gotten myself into another hobby. Collecting antique Hamilton 992 watches. I did not realize until just recently that the military used these watches almost exclusively. Yes they used a few other manufactures, but the Hamilton's where there "go to" watch. I just bought a 1944 official...