Watches Adjustment and Repair - A Practical Handbook on Modern Watches
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Watches Adjustment and Repair - A Practical Handbook on Modern Watches

  1. 170 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Watches Adjustment and Repair - A Practical Handbook on Modern Watches

About this book

This antiquarian book comprises a comprehensive and practical handbook on modern watches, with information on the history and development of watches, on cleaning them, repairing them, and much more. Written in clear, concise language and containing a plethora of useful diagrams and photographs, this text will be of considerable value to anyone with a keen interest in watches, and would make for a great addition to collections of watch and clock-related literature. The chapters of this volume include: Time and the Origin of Watches, Tools and Materials, The Parts of a Watch, The Compensating Balance and the Hair-spring, Lever Escapement, Cylinder Escapement, Dismantling: Fitting Winding Shafts, Fitting Mainsprings, Cleaning a Watch, et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. A History of Clocks and Watches
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. I. Time and the Origin of Watches
  8. II. Tools and Materials
  9. III. The Parts of a Watch
  10. IV. The Compensating Balance and the Hairspring
  11. V. Lever Escapement
  12. VI. Cylinder Escapement
  13. VII. Dismantling: Fitting Winding Shafts
  14. VIII. Fitting Mainsprings
  15. IX. Cleaning a Watch
  16. X. Further Notes on Cleaning
  17. XI. Correcting a Balance and Pivoting.
  18. XII. Adjusting the Balance and Other Parts
  19. XIII. Correcting a Balance and Repairing Hairsprings
  20. XIV. Fitting Teeth, Jewels and Hands
  21. XV. Watch Case Repairs
  22. XVI. Practical Hints
  23. XVII. Watch Rate Recorders
  24. XVIII. Other Watch Testing Machines
  25. XIX. The N.P.L. Watch Tests
  26. XX. Rating a Watch for a Kew Certificate
  27. XXI. British Hall-Marks
  28. XXII. A Watch De-magnetizer
  29. Tables
  30. Index