Lehrbuch für das Uhrmacherhandwerk

This work belongs in the library of every watch enthusiast and watchmaker. The book attests to the demands placed on the next generation of craftsmen. It includes detailed descriptions of the skills and techniques that must be mastered. Even the experienced watchmaker can refresh their knowledge here.

This two-volume textbook series from 1951 imparts all the technical knowledge that is still relevant today for training in the watchmaking profession. It is a unique reference work not only for watch and technology lovers but also for aspiring watchmakers. As a perfect complement to the already published edition "Textbook for Watchmaking - Work Skills and Materials," this work belongs in the library of every watch enthusiast and watchmaker. Even the experienced watchmaker can refresh their knowledge here.

The profession of watchmaker involves troubleshooting, maintenance, care, testing, and regulation of modern and historical watches of all kinds. Their area of work encompasses everything from tower clocks to the smallest wristwatches, from the simplest movements to complex watches with repeater mechanisms, chronographs, and calendars, covering a wide range of timepieces, including various watches for special time measurements and the extensive field of electric clocks. This requires watchmakers to have adaptability and empathy for the nature of watches in order to understand their technical structure and to treat each individual component of the movement according to its function.

This textbook for watchmaking training from 1951 attests to the demands placed on the next generation of craftsmen and describes in detail the skills and techniques that must be mastered, as well as the mechanical training that watchmakers undergo. Here, one can find everything a watchmaker needs in terms of mechanical and technological foundational knowledge for their profession.

The content of the three-part textbook covers the curriculum of watchmaking education, starting with the basics.