About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press
ISBN-101785001558
ISBN-139781785001550
eBay Product ID (ePID)223962742
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicClocks & Watches, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorMark W. Wiles
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length9.9 In.
Item Height0.8 In.
Item Width7.8 In.
Item Weight26.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book TitleMaintaining and Repairing Mechanical Watches : A Practical Guide
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal681.114
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThis invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with over twenty years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful. Brimming with advice and useful tips, it provides step-by-step photographs with accompanying text and demonstrates how to maintain a mechanical watch, and how to identify problems and correct them. The author discusses the theory behind how a watch works and reveals how to take a watch apart and how to reassemble it without causing any damage. Each section of the book is related to a particular element within the watch, and the author clearly explains the function and design of each part. Covers the essential requirements of a workspace, This invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with more than 20 years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful. Brimming with advice and useful tips, it provides step-by-step photographs with accompanying text and demonstrates how to maintain a mechanical watch, and how to identify problems and correct them. The author discusses the theory behind how a watch works and reveals how to take a watch apart and how to reassemble it without causing any damage. Each section of the book is related to a particular element within the watch, and the author clearly explains the function and design of each part., This invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with over twenty years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful., This well-illustrated and informative book, written in an easily understandable style, is essential reading for all those seeking a practical introduction to the art of repairing and maintaining mechanical watches. Covers the essential requirements of a workspace, Discusses basic tools, and how to use and care for them, Illustrates how to take a mechanical watch apart and re-assemble it, Examines types of watch cases, case back and how to open and re-fit them, Considers the movement and removing the movement from the case, Demonstrates how to remove the hands and the dial, and discusses motion work and the removal of the cannon pinion, Pays attention to keyless work, the mainspring and the barrel, the balance wheel, the escapement, the gearing and the gear train, pivots and arbors, bearings and jewels, and much more, Shows the reader how to service, clean and oil a watch, and how to successfully complete common repairs and make basic adjustments. Book jacket., This invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with over twenty years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful. Brimming with advice and useful tips, it provides step-by-step photographs with accompanying text and demonstrates how to maintain a mechanical watch, and how to identify problems and correct them. The author discusses the theory behind how a watch works and reveals how to take a watch apart and how to reassemble it without causing any damage. Each section of the book is related to a particular element within the watch, and the author clearly explains the function and design of each part.Covers the essential requirements of a workspace
Publication Year2016
Dewey Edition23
FormatHardcover
LC Classification NumberTS547
Number of Pages208 pages
