Complicated Watches and Their Repair [Hardcover]

Donald de Carle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 1995

Dealing with a complicated watch used to be a rare job for the watch repairer, but with the popularity of the automatic, it is almost commonplace. Furthermore, the increased interest in calendar work, alarm watches, and chronographs will undoubtedly bring more and more complicated work into the workshop. This book deals with complicated work essentially from the repairer's point of view. The action of each mechanism is briefly and clearly described, dismantling and assembly instructions are given, as well as oiling charts and hints on fault-finding and their rectification.

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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. Mr de Carle's earlier book, Practical Watch Repairing has enjoyed phenomenal success, running into many editions, and been translated into several languages. He contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was the author of many other horological works including Clock and Watch Repairing, Watch and Clock Encyclopaedia, The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe and Practical Watch Adjusting. Donald de Carle died in 1989.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale (July 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719800900
• ISBN-13: 978-0719800900
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Clocks & Watches

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Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute. He contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica and was the author of many horological works.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A complement to Practical Watch Repairing, July 22, 2008

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flavio pimenta (Distrito Federal, Brasil) - See all my reviews
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I don't agree with the last review. This book has to be viewed as a complement, a second volume, to Practical Watch Repairing of the same author. You have to read the first book to fully understand it. If you look at this book as a second volume of the classic Practical Watch Repairing, it deserves 4 stars. It does not cover new automatic movements from the 70s and 80s, but every automatic system used by the industry is documented. Well, if you can repair an ETA or Omega from the 50s or 60s, you can repair a movement from the 80s and 90s. That's my point of view.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great horological book, February 18, 2009

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Thiago Braido "Thiago Braido" (Sao Jose dos campos, SP, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complicated Watches and Their Repair (Hardcover)

This book cover the maintence of several automatic movements, chronographs, split seconds and repeaters. Unfortunately it dont't cover the tourbillon. Whereas the book was written in 1956, there are no mention for the Valjoux 7750 movement series nor the new complicated movements such as the IWC Da Vinci caliber with perpetual calendar.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Gift, July 22, 2011

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This review is from: Complicated Watches and Their Repair (Hardcover)

Purchased this book for a friend who is very interested in watches particularly pocket watches. He totally enjoys referencing this book for ongoing knowledge.