A Practical Course in Horology
A Practical Course in Horology

Author: Harold C. Kelly

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1473339502

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This vintage book contains a complete guide to horology. Horology is the science of measuring time and constructing timepieces. This volume contains information on all aspects ranging from basic principles to oiling, cleaning, adjusting, and much more. Written in simple language and profusely illustrated, "A Practical Course in Horology" will be of considerable utility to novices and apprentices. Contents include: "General Principles", "Wheel Work", "Gearing", "The Lever Escapement", "The Controlling Mechanism", "Practical Repairing", "Train Problems", "Jeweling", "Making a Balance Staff", "Pivoting", "Fitting Balance Springs", "Escapement Adjusting", "Cleaning and Oiling", "Preliminary Notes on Adjusting", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

Wheel & Pinion Cutting in Horology
Wheel & Pinion Cutting in Horology

Author: Malcolm Wild

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2001-07-23

Total Pages: 731

ISBN-13: 0719843618

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Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. This book, written by an experienced clock and tool maker, dispels those fears and gives a step-by-step guide to an extremely satisfying aspect of horology. This book is written for both the amateur and professional involved in the making and restoring of clocks, and for anyone who intends to start building up a workshop and requires a guide to the equipment and how to use it.

Watch Repair for Beginners
Watch Repair for Beginners

Author: Harold C. Kelly

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1616083735

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The definitive guide to watch repairing by a...

The Practical Watch Escapement
The Practical Watch Escapement

Author: George Daniels

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-08-26

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 085667687X

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One of George Daniels's central contributions to horology is is co-axial escapement. This book explains the action of the escapement in terms accessible to both expert and layman, and is accompanied by a series of detailed line drawings.

Learn Watch Repair at Home with the Home Study Course of the Wisconsin Institute of Horology
Learn Watch Repair at Home with the Home Study Course of the Wisconsin Institute of Horology

Author: Mike Barnett

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780578048451

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This over 400 page watch repair course was developed so that you can learn mechanical, vintage watch repair at home, at your own pace. The structured course is complete and assumes the student has few or no mehanical skills and takes the student from no watch repair skills to being educated highly educaed in watchmaking. This text also makes a great reference guide. Developed and revised many times over a 30 year span, the course is as relavent as it was when first authored in the first half of the 20th century. It is a classic instructional book that many watchmakers have in their horological library.