The "CLOCK REPAIR PRIMER" is one of the first books I read while learning to repair clocks.  It goes hand in hand with it's sister book, "THE CLOCK REPAIR FIRST READER".  These books supplied me with enough information and after a bit of practice, I was able to repair the old mechanical movements of some old clocks for paying customers.  The main phrase here is "Paying Customers".  Did you catch that?

Now, as I sit there in my shop, I can look over at the shelves and see several clocks waiting for me to work on them.  Can you believe it?  A waiting list and more on the way in.

At this point, you might be saying "so what?"- any clock repairman worth his 10x eye loupe has built a waiting list over the years.  Well, you're right.  However, I couldn't even spell tick-tock 6 months ago and now I'm getting paid to fix them.

The information gained and the lessons I learned from these books by Philip E. Balcomb, I consider to be extremely valuable and a giant step forward toward the building of my Clock Repair Business.  It's a tough life, but someone has to live it.  I just love this stuff. 

Happy tick-tocks,

Jake Howard