--- product_id: 1703099 title: "Practical Watch Repairing" price: "SAR 30" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1703099-practical-watch-repairing store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Practical Watch Repairing **Price:** SAR 30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Practical Watch Repairing - **How much does it cost?** SAR 30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1703099-practical-watch-repairing) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description With over 550 black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, Donald de Carle’s classic book is essential for any beginner or experienced horologist. It’s been called "the best illustrated book on practical horology ever written"— Horological Journal The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when Practical Watch Repairing was first published in the middle of the twentieth century, he intended to create a book "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read." For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. He covers: Workshop and Workbench Essential Tools Case, Dial, and Hands Barrel and Mainspring Hand Cleaning and Oiling Springing and Timing Friction Jewelling And much more! With Practical Watch Repairing , even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist. Review: A wonderful old fashioned manual - Basic watchmaking guide that spells things out quite well, is readable, and a fun read. Review: Practical Watch Repairing - Keep in mind that this book was first written in 1946 and additions made to it up until 1963. With that being said, this has got to be the complete encyclopedia of watch making at the time of writing it. The author, Donald E. Carle is no doubt an authority of horology. The language he uses is old British and a little hard to understand in places and some of the equipment and materials he advises are no longer available or have been found to be health hazards in today's world. This book contains a wealth of information, but unless you are a professional horologist and willing to invest 10's of thousands of dollars in tools and equipment it has more information than you will ever use. But it does contain everything and I mean everything that you could possibly want to know about vintage mechanical watches. I guess the author assumes that the reader already has considerable experience in watch repair by the layout of the book. It starts out discussing needed tools and then by chapter 3 it explains completely disassembling a wrist watch movement. The steps he uses are not what I would recommend. The first thing he suggests removing on the back of the movement is the balance wheel assembly, which in my opinion has got to be the most difficult part of watch disassembly of all. Unless you have an extreme amount of previous experience, you will permanently trash your watch by starting at this point. The balance wheel assembly is very delicate and easily damaged. In the time period this book was written replacement parts may have been readily available. That is not the case today. The majority of the parts for these vintage watches are no longer made in today's market place and finding a replacement part can in some cases be close to impossible. He does explain how to make or repair some parts of a watch, but without the specialized tools needed to do this, it would be impossible to do today and finding those specialized tools would be a difficult task in itself and very expensive. Overall, I would highly recommend this book if you want to learn extensive watch repair. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #35,031 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Antique & Collectible Care & Restoration (Books) #8 in Antique & Collectible Jewelry (Books) #10 in Antique & Collectible Clocks & Watches (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 717 Reviews | ## Images ![Practical Watch Repairing - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716f4I-IoDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful old fashioned manual *by R***D on April 17, 2026* Basic watchmaking guide that spells things out quite well, is readable, and a fun read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Practical Watch Repairing *by A***N on January 22, 2013* Keep in mind that this book was first written in 1946 and additions made to it up until 1963. With that being said, this has got to be the complete encyclopedia of watch making at the time of writing it. The author, Donald E. Carle is no doubt an authority of horology. The language he uses is old British and a little hard to understand in places and some of the equipment and materials he advises are no longer available or have been found to be health hazards in today's world. This book contains a wealth of information, but unless you are a professional horologist and willing to invest 10's of thousands of dollars in tools and equipment it has more information than you will ever use. But it does contain everything and I mean everything that you could possibly want to know about vintage mechanical watches. I guess the author assumes that the reader already has considerable experience in watch repair by the layout of the book. It starts out discussing needed tools and then by chapter 3 it explains completely disassembling a wrist watch movement. The steps he uses are not what I would recommend. The first thing he suggests removing on the back of the movement is the balance wheel assembly, which in my opinion has got to be the most difficult part of watch disassembly of all. Unless you have an extreme amount of previous experience, you will permanently trash your watch by starting at this point. The balance wheel assembly is very delicate and easily damaged. In the time period this book was written replacement parts may have been readily available. That is not the case today. The majority of the parts for these vintage watches are no longer made in today's market place and finding a replacement part can in some cases be close to impossible. He does explain how to make or repair some parts of a watch, but without the specialized tools needed to do this, it would be impossible to do today and finding those specialized tools would be a difficult task in itself and very expensive. Overall, I would highly recommend this book if you want to learn extensive watch repair. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ so much detailed information *by 4***R on June 26, 2010* I'm just getting into watch repair. Two weeks ago I knew absolutely nothing about watches. I think I read somewhere that this book focused only on pocket watches but that's not the case. I bought a few Westclox pocket watches, hoping to use them to learn with. I soon discovered that Westclox watches are terrible for repair because most weren't meant to be disassembled. This is not a perfect book - and it's not easy to understand but it is a terrific read and it has a wealth of information. There are many illustrations, but only a 30th of the number of illustrations that would really be necessary to see what the author is referring to in most cases. My biggest complaint so far is that the author jumps into the most intricate minutia almost immediately, yet he says that he assumes we know absolutely nothing about watches. I haven't finished this book, but really think that I'm going to need another more general book that explains how to take a watch apart - clean it - and put it back together. This book doesn't do a good job of explaining the big picture before diving into the details. There are many, many tips and conversations based on determining if each part of your watch is absolutely perfect long before more general understanding of the parts has been offered. Some of the illustrations are out of order and many illustrations are missing (not because of error - just omitted). The author says that his publisher wanted a book that would teach even people who couldn't read how to repair a watch. Trust me, you have to know how to read to even start understanding this book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Practical Watch Repairing - Watch Repairing as a Hobby: An Essential Guide for Non-Professionals - Watch Repair for Beginners: An Illustrated How-To Guide for the Beginner Watch Repairer --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1703099-practical-watch-repairing](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1703099-practical-watch-repairing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-07-02*