Practical Watch Repairing - Softcover

De Carle, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602393575 ISBN 13: 9781602393578

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile, 2008

Synopsis

With over 550 black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, Donald de Carle's classic book is essential for any beginner or experienced horologist. It's been called the best illustrated book on practical horology ever written--Horological Journal

The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when Practical Watch Repairing was first published in the middle of the twentieth century, he intended to create a book that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read. For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. He covers:

• Workshop and Workbench
• Essential Tools
• Case, Dial, and Hands
• Barrel and Mainspring
• Hand Cleaning and Oiling
• Springing and Timing
• Friction Jewelling
• And much more!

With Practical Watch Repairing, even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist.

About this title

About the Author

Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute and a Freeman of the City of London by virtue of being a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. He contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was the author of many other horological works including Clock and Watch Repairing, Complicated Watches and their Repair, Practical Clock Repairing, Watch and Clock Encyclopaedia, Clocks and their Value, Horology ('Teach Yourself Series'), Practical Watch Adjusting and Springing, The Watchmaker's and Modern Engineer's Lathe, Watches and their Value, etc. Donald de Carle died in 1989.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602393575
• ISBN 13: 9781602393578
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336