This book examines the technology and manufacture of all types of watch; offers collectors advice on what to look for; and includes a step-by-step assessment guide to use when purchasing. Basic instructions are provided on repair work, identifying essential tools and materials.
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A very well written summary of the watch development,
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This review is from: Collecting and Repairing Watches (Hardcover)
If you are a "newbie" in the world of watch collecting, this is the right book for you. It focuses the watch evolution from the late 16TH century to the modern quartz watch. It has a lot of graphics and black and white pocket watch pictures...The book, however, is, in my point of view, intended for a quick knowledge of the watch's history and mechanics...It doesn't cover, for instance, the modern automatic wristwatch. I think that's the best book to read before trying something more techicall. The reading is very straight forward, but the experts in the field will find the book very summarized.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Old pocket watches explained,
By misterbeets "misterbeets" (Safe Harbor, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Collecting & Repairing Watches (Paperback)
The focus is on antique European pocket watches, especially British ones, this being a British publication. The technical history of watches is thoroughly covered, the various outdated watch mechanisms--verge, fusee, cylinder escapement--are explained, and interesting footnotes are included, like the wage records from a 19th century watch shop. A chapter on repair will get you started, and even tell you how to restore the blueing on the watch hands (heat them in a tray over an alcohol lamp). The author has spent much of his life studying and collecting old watches, and has produced an easy-to-read guide filled with interesting and useful information.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating book,
By James D. Crabtree "Doc Crabtree" (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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If you just have a casual interest in mechanial watches or really want to learn their inner workings this is a great book for you. Well-illustrated and explained I found it very helpful.
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The history of watchmaking may be divided into periods. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cannon pinion, curb pins, duplex escapement, verge watch, fusee chain, bimetallic balance, lever escapement, lever watch, winding button, winding square, cylinder escapement, pillar plate, rack lever, escape wheel, balance cock, going barrel, verge escapement, balance vibration, balance staff, epoxy resin glue, fourth wheel, crown wheel, balance spring, cylinder movement, wheel teeth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The history of watchmaking may be divided into periods. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cannon pinion, curb pins, duplex escapement, verge watch, fusee chain, bimetallic balance, lever escapement, lever watch, winding button, winding square, cylinder escapement, pillar plate, rack lever, escape wheel, balance cock, going barrel, verge escapement, balance vibration, balance staff, epoxy resin glue, fourth wheel, crown wheel, balance spring, cylinder movement, wheel teeth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, English Watch Company, Waterbury Clock Company New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition by Brian Loomes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World by Baillie in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Practical Watch Repairing by Donald De Carle on page 137, and Back Matter
- The Pocket Watch Handbook by M. Cutmore in Back Matter
- Marine Chronometer hc: Its History and Developments by Rupert T. Gould in Back Matter
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