First published in 1950, De Carle's encyclopaedia is still the definitive practical reference book on clocks and watches. The book has an immense amount of knowledge compressed into an easily understood form. There are over 3,000 alphabetical entries providing antiquarian as well as technical and professional information. Over one-third of the entries are illustrated, and nearly all of the line drawings are the work of the late Arthur Ayres FBHI. There are many special sections among the thousands of entries in this book. They include : Antique Clock and Case Terms; Balance Spring Sizes; Bracket Clock Styles; Chimes for Clocks - Musical Notation; Clock Case Woods; English Clock Case Styles; French Period Clock Styles; Gear Trains for Clocks and Watches; Longcase Clock Styles; Mainspring Gauge Sizes; Material Standardisation for Watches; Metals used in Horology; Motion Train Works; Pressure Conversion Tables for Waterproof Watches; Shock Absorber Systems; Standard Time Zones; Swiss official Bureaux Tests for Watches; Testing Standards for Watches; Timers - Specialised types; Watch Glass Styles; Watch Hand Styles; Watch Part Nomenclature in Six Languages; Workshop Hints and Help.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
T.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780719801709
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88377566
Product Key Features
Author
Donald De Carle
Language
Chinese, English
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
1060g
Additional Product Features
Book Title
De Carle's Watch and Clock Encyclopedia
Format
Hardback
Subject
Engineering & Technology
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Editor
Donald De Carle
Number of Pages
330 Pages
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