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Books : Collecting & Repairing WatchesIn association with Amazon.comby: Max Cutmore  List Price: $19.99 Price: $5.75 You Save: $14.24 (71%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9780715312148 ISBN: 0715312146 Label: David & Charles Publishers Manufacturer: David & Charles Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 191 Publication Date: 2001-07 Publisher: David & Charles Publishers Studio: David & Charles Publishers Sales Rank: 851028 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This book examines the technology and manufacture of all types of watch; offers collectors advice on what to look for; and includes a step-by-step assessment guide to use when purchasing. Basic instructions are provided on repair work, identifying essential tools and materials. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Old pocket watches explainedThe focus is on antique European pocket watches, especially British ones, this being a British publication. The technical history of watches is thoroughly covered, the various outdated watch mechanisms--verge, fusee, cylinder escapement--are explained, and interesting footnotes are included, like the wage records from a 19th century watch shop. A chapter on repair will get you started, and even tell you how to restore the blueing on the watch hands (heat them in a tray over an alcohol lamp). The ... Read More Rating:  - A very well written summary of the watch developmentIf you are a "newbie" in the world of watch collecting, this is the right book for you. It focuses the watch evolution from the late 16TH century to the modern quartz watch. It has a lot of graphics and black and white pocket watch pictures...The book, however, is, in my point of view, intended for a quick knowledge of the watch's history and mechanics...It doesn't cover, for instance, the modern automatic wristwatch. I think that's the best book to read before trying something more techicall. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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