Practical Watch Repairing

Hardback. Very slight foxing to end inside covers. Slight shelf wear to top and bottom edge of spine. Corners slightly bumped. Gilt lettering to spine worn. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Originally published as a serial in the Horological Journal, 1943, 1944, 1945. Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements. Workshop and Work-Bench. Essential Tools. Case, Dial and Hands. The Movement, Components and Dismantling. Lever Escapement, Examination and Correction. Pin Pallet Escapement. The train: Gears and Tooth Forms. The Barrel and Mainspring. Hand Cleaning and Oiling. The Cleaning Machine. Keyless Work. Springing and Timing. Breguet Overcoil. Timing In Positions. Making New Parts. Turning. The Lathe and Its Use. The English Lever. Friction Jewelling. Shock-Resistant Jewelling. Magnetism and Demagnetising. Water-Resistant Cases. Timing Machines. Appendix I: Some of the 101 Reasons Likely to Cause a Watch to Stop. Appendix II: A Standard of Workmanship. Fourteen Points of Holological Service. Index. Illustrations and Adverts. 299 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). …