Just for fun I thought I would list what you should be able to see in this picture:
Top right; Ithaca Library Clock. one of my prized possessions.
Right; Illuminated magnifying glass. Great for clocks, OK for watches.
Right; My homemade tool cabinet (this is where the good stuff lives)
Center, right; Watch makers lathe, great for polishing pivots and turning really small parts. The expensive part is the set of collets just to the left.
Left; Modelmakers lathe. As above but has more flexibility for general purpose small stuff.
Right side; An assortment of tweezers from general purpose to super fine Dupont watchmakers tweezers. Clock pinion grabber (useful when assembling a clock movement). Clock/watch hand crowbars. Mini-Butane torch. Glass cutter.
Back right; Movement holder, staking set, box of super small carbide drills. Out of site is a wooden block for reshaping cases, ac couple of anvils and a microscope magnifier.
Back, middle; Synthetic Clock/watch oils, Tesa micrometer stand, Oiler stand and oilers, magnifying glass, 12" Vernier caliper (not visible), dust blower (orange thing)
Back, middle, front; Plastic box containing all the expensive spare parts. Set of Burgeon watchmakers screwdrivers (an absolute must)
Back panel; Super fine fret saw, a pair of reading glasses with 2 X4 Bausch & Lomb clip on lens; an essential tool for fine work.
Lid; a super bright fluorescent lamp.
Front desk panel; A rubber 'grip' map, a hunter pocket watch and a PAM.
Note the floor is wooden; this is absolutely essential so that you can find those little things that will undoubtedly get away from you once in a while.
The vacuum cleaner on the floor to the left is only used when all else fails.
For those of you new to this game but wishing to try some simple mods; never work over a carpet, buy some good quality screwdrivers and find a method of illuminated magnification that suits you.
If you do decide to take up watch or clock repair as a hobby the tools are numerous but not that expensive for the basics. My advise is, make a list and buy them all at once from a reputable dealer otherwise UPS will take all your money.
Enjoy!
