Crafts & Restoration

Watch Repair Basics

Service Your First Watches at the Bench With Confidence

12 lessons4 modules9h 25m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course takes you from a closed watch you are afraid to touch to confidently opening it, changing the cell, replacing a stem and crown, swapping a crystal, and sizing a bracelet to fit. You will learn the inspection, demagnetizing, and light cleaning and lubrication steps that bring a tired quartz movement back to reliable timekeeping. No electronics design or software required, just a proper toolkit, the right consumables, and the discipline that separates a clean repair from a ruined watch.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Bench, Tools, and Opening a Case3 lessons

Setting Up a Watchmaker's Bench and ToolkitPreview45m
Identifying Case Types and Water Resistance🔒45m
Opening Snap, Screw, and Screw-Down Backs🔒50m

Module 2: Batteries, Stems, and Crowns3 lessons

Replacing a Quartz Battery Correctly🔒45m
Removing and Fitting Stems and Crowns🔒50m
Sizing a Link Bracelet to Fit🔒45m

Module 3: Crystals, Gaskets, and Sealing3 lessons

Identifying Acrylic, Mineral, and Sapphire Crystals🔒45m
Pressing and Fitting a New Crystal🔒50m
Gaskets, Resealing, and Pressure Considerations🔒45m

Module 4: Inspecting and Servicing a Quartz Movement3 lessons

Inspecting and Demagnetizing a Movement🔒50m
Cleaning and Lubricating a Quartz Movement🔒50m
Testing Rate and Final Quality Check🔒45m