Learn Watch Repair At Home With The Home Study Course Of The Wisconsin Institute of Horology (Soft Cover Edition)

A compilation of all of the lessons of the famous "Home Study Course of the Wisconsin Institute of Horology" These lessons were originally supplied to students in booklets. There were a total of 23 lesson booklets that encompassed the entire course. This book is the first time all of the booklets have been assembled into a single textbook. This book is truly a teach yourself watch repair course at home since that is what was the goal and focus of the entire effort by the institute. The book is divided into 3 sections that build upon each other. Part 1 has 4 lesson and is entitled "Basic Skills" and covers filing, lathe work, pivoting, and jeweling. Part 2 has 4 lesson on clock repairing. And the last section, part 3, has 13 lessons and covers all aspects of watch repairing. It makes up the majority of the 444 page book. The book is written in the old-school way of learning repairs. Much focus is given early in the book on proper filing for example. While the lessons were written in the early part of the 1920s, it continued to be updated into the 1930's and 40's. The updates were described as "completely revised, improved, and considerably enlarged" Being a home study course that has the intention of teaching the student all that is required to open a watch repair business, the lessons are all very hands-on and application oriented in nature. Some scientific information is included, but that is not the overall focus. There is much pride shown in the book by the authors and their desire to impart the knowledge they have of watch repair shows throughout the entire book.