The American Pocket Watch: A Comprehensive Guide to Repair and Servicing Hardcover – September 1, 2014

I loved reading about how to take a pocket watch apart. I have a feeling that the book makes it sound a lot easier than it really is... so I haven't begun to take mine apart. It is an outstanding book to give you the understanding of how your watch works and the simple process involved to disassemble your watch... but based on ages of experience I think it would be best not to try it based on this book. Read it for fun. I would leave that tedious work for someone who had been trained and has more experience than reading a short book.

I am giving this one star, because I can't get a date on when this will be published. I originally ordered this on December 1st. I received a message shortly after saying that I would be updated when it was ready to ship. Then around January 3rd I got a notice that it would ship on January 31st, and that date has come and gone - still no book! Instead I got another notice saying I would be notified when it was ready to ship. How can I find out what is going on with this item? Will it ever be published, or should I start looking for another pocket watch repair book? If you can give me a definitive answer, I will be glad to change my review.

The book is OK, but there is nothing new in there that would not be cover in any other, similar books.Don't expect details with pictures on how to fix specific problems.This book, to be really valuable, should be three times thicker.

According to other reviewers this book has limited information and limited illustrations and that is what I also found to be the case. If I was buy it again I likely would not. Nothing wrong with the info it does have but of limited value to anyone interested in the subject.

Beautiful book, beautiful pages.Step by step photos needed. Don't just tell me.......show me!

Ideal book for the amateur watchmaker

PRESENT FOR MY HUSBAND WHO COLLECTS AND REPAIRS WATCHES AND HE WAS EXCEEDINGLY SATISFIED.

It is too simple to introduce American's pocket watch.

Very well produced book. Excellent illustrations and sufficient information to serve as a very good primer. I will make good use of it.

Not worth the money, little information ,much better books for sale at half the price of this one.