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Платные он-лайн курсы (50-100$) по ремонту механики ETA.
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Содержание уроков:

LEVEL 1 COURSE

1. An Introduction to Watchmaking and Watch Repair.
* The idea of craft and good workmanship.
* The learning curve, having fun, and avoiding too much frustration.
* The workplace and working environment.
* The basic tools of the watchmaker: exploring your tool kit.
* Dexterity exercises with the screwdriver and tweezers.
2. Looking at Watches, Movements, and Beginning Disassembly.
* What we check before any disassembly.
* If we were de-casing the Fontainemelon.
* How to hold a movement.
* Examining the movement.
* How we learn in disassembling a movement.
* Releasing mainspring tension with the click and crown.
* Hands, dial, dial-washer and hour wheel: the motion works.
* Removing the motion works.
3. Continuing Disassembly.
* Storing removed parts.
* Disassembly of the keyless works.
* Considering the balance and cock.
* Removing the balance and cock.
* Considering the escapement.
* Removing the pallet lever and pallet bridge.
4. Continuing Disassembly.
* Considering the wheel train.
* The ratchet and ratchet click.
* Disassembling the ratchet and click.
* Removing the transmission wheel.
* Removing the wheel train bridge and wheels.
5. Finishing Disassembly.
* Removing the barrel bridge
* An examination of the barrel.
* An examination of the mainplate.
6. Beginning Reassembly.
* Beginning Reassembly.
* Reassembling the barrel bridge.
* Reassembling the keyless works.
* Reassembling the wheel-train bridge.
* Aligning pivots.
7. Continuing Reassembly.
* Installing the pallet lever and bridge.
* Installing the balance and cock.
8. Final Assembly and Evaluation.
* Assembling the motion works.
* Checking function.
* Evaluating workmanship and function.

LEVEL 2 COURSE

1. The Complex Watch.
* Considering the principles of calendar mechanisms.
* Understanding automatic winding systems.
2. Disassembling the Automatic Winding System and Calendar Mechanisms.
* Understanding winding function in detail.
* Disassembling the automatic winding bridge.
* Understanding calendar function in detail
* Disassembling the calendar mechanism
3. Complete disassembly.
* Releasing the mainspring.
* Disassembling the motion works.
* Removing the balance and cock.
* Removing the pallet lever and bridge.
* Disassembling the wheel train.
* Removing the barrel and bridge.
* Disassembling the Keyless works.
4. The Principles of Watch Lubrication.
* Loads and speed.
* From barrel to balance.
* Viscosity.
* Types and brands of watch oils.
* Lubrication charts.
* What to use where.
* Applying oil.
* Craft in lubricating.
5. The Mainspring Barrel.
* The automatic-winding mainspring.
* The role of lubrication.
* Disassembly.
* Cleaning.
* Lubrication and reassembly.
6. Assembling and Lubricating Continued.
* Barrel arbor and barrel pivots.
* Transmission wheel and keyless works.
* Assembly and lubrication of the calendar mechanism.
7. Assembling and Lubricating Continued.
* Varied lubricants for train wheels.
* Escape wheel lubrication.
* Installing the pallet lever and bridge.
* Lubricating and assembling the automatic winding.
8. The Balance and Balance Pivots.
* Principles of balance lubrication.
* Lubricating balance pivots.
* Reinstalling the balance and cock.
* Evaluation of workmanship and function.