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Practical Watch Adjusting
Donald de Carle
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Description for Practical Watch Adjusting
Hardcover. This volume carries the reader into what is, undoubtedly, the most exacting and skillful aspect of all work on watches. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
This book's contents include: general condition of the movement; cleaning and oiling; balance pivots; fitting a flat balance spring; fitting a breguet balance spring; positional timing; further considerations when fitting a spring and observing the point of attachment; general notes on springing and timing; other methods of positional adjustment; and, timing machines. "No writer can have added more volumes to the horological bookshelf than Donald de Carle, and his careful and detailed approach to the technical side of the craft has done a great deal to improve the standard of knowledge of a host of craftsmen, and has gained ... Read more
This book's contents include: general condition of the movement; cleaning and oiling; balance pivots; fitting a flat balance spring; fitting a breguet balance spring; positional timing; further considerations when fitting a spring and observing the point of attachment; general notes on springing and timing; other methods of positional adjustment; and, timing machines. "No writer can have added more volumes to the horological bookshelf than Donald de Carle, and his careful and detailed approach to the technical side of the craft has done a great deal to improve the standard of knowledge of a host of craftsmen, and has gained ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robert Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719800504
SKU
V9780719800504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Donald de Carle
Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute and 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 horological works: Clock & Watch Repairing, Complicated Watches & their Repair, Practical Watch Repairing, Practical Clock ... Read more
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