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Books : Practical Watch RepairingIn association with Amazon.comby: Donald De Carle  List Price: $35.00 Amazon.com's Price: $26.62 You Save: $8.38 (24%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 681 EAN: 9780719800306 ISBN: 0719800307 Label: Robert Hale Manufacturer: Robert Hale Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 328 Publication Date: 1992-06 Publisher: Robert Hale Studio: Robert Hale Sales Rank: 207424 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This book describes the theories and processes of repairing and adjusting the modern watch in precise and meticulous detail. De Carle takes his reader through every stage and operation of watch repairing, and with 553 illustrations, it can justifiably claim to be the best illustrated book on practical horology yet issued, and one of the best of its kind on any subject. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not for Novice Watch repairmenPractical Watch RepairingMuch to detail and busy text for the novice user. Pictures are to small to really be very useful in simple repairs. Rating:  - Practical Watch Repairing (Hardcover)I wanted a book that would help me understand and at the end allow me to repair or clean, oil and adjust a watch. This book didn't do it. It says you can start as a beginner. Wrong. Regardless of what other reviewers say, you will not end up disassembling and reassembling a vintage wristwatch. The material is too old and does not cover how you can do the tasks mentioned in the book with today's technology. You'll wind up falling to sleep. Rating:  - Maybe not so PracticalAs a watchmaker by Trade, i bought this out of curiosity. From the techinques of openning a watch case to the description of indiviual watch parts is grossly outdated. New technology in watch production rendered this book obsolete and would only be suited to someone whose advanced in their studies as a watchmaker rather than a novice. Rating: - Practical Watch Repairing BookThis product, though very good, was not what I expected. It is apparently a very early book on watch repair (updated through the years), written by a watch repairman. The book targets persons wanting to begin a watch repair business, so it included the ideal work space, all the tools necessary to begin an ultimately profitable business, all good information but more than I wanted or needed. It is sometimes difficult to read because a few sections are quite technical and include jargon, but I was ... Read More Rating:  - Mechanical watch repairI am amazed that this book (my edition printed in 2006) is an exact copy of a 1971 printing. Mechanical watches of today are readily described in this 35 year old text. The 1971 dust jacket has hand drawn lettering. The 2006 dust jacket has been cleaned up by computer aided drawing. It was amazing to find out that the author passed away in 1989. He unfortunately lived long enough to see the Japanese demolish the mechanical watch industry. This book does have a place in ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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