Pocket Watches
Pocket Watches

Author: Alan Shenton

Publisher: ACC Distribution

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851492114

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Alan Shenton was a highly experienced and respected horologist with an immense knowledge of the

The New Collector's Guide to Pocket Watches
The New Collector's Guide to Pocket Watches

Author: Barry Goldberg

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-28

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781549853180

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As with any specialized field, pocket watch collecting has its own terminology, and it is not always easy for the novice collector to understand what the "experts" are talking about. What does it mean to say that a watch has "jewels" or that it is "adjusted"? What is a "hunter case" watch? What's the difference between a railroad "grade" watch and a railroad "approved" watch? What is a "lever set" watch? Isn't "rolled gold" a brand of pretzel? Etc., etc., etc.This booklet is full of all the things I wish somebody had told me when I first started collecting, and which I have shared with many new collectors over the years. Keep in mind that I have tried to keep things as simple and basic as possible for quick and easy comprehension, which necessarily means that this is not a scholarly treatise. But hopefully this will give you enough information to get you started and also give you a clue what those "other" books are talking about.

Pocket Watches
Pocket Watches

Author: Reinhard Meis

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780887400841

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Historically and visually, this is the most exciting volume on pocket watches that every has been compiled. 915 photographs of old and newer styles show the development clearly, and the text explains the mechanisms and manufacturers. The chapters present detailed discussions of watch movements, escapements, striking movements, dials, and cases. Then, a chronological organization of examples shows pocket watches of international origins dating from about 1150 to the present models.

Collector's Encyclopedia of Pendant and Pocket Watches, 1500-1950
Collector's Encyclopedia of Pendant and Pocket Watches, 1500-1950

Author: Jeanenne Bell

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 9781574323955

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Whether you simply find watches fascinating or you have an old watch that you are curious about, this book is the one for you. This exploration of the evolution of the pendant/pocket watch is divided into centuries. Each century explores what was happening in the world and how these events and fashions influenced watch making. It includes information on makers, their marks, and even the serial numbers for the American watch movements. Filled with clues, it will help you determine when a watch was made, how it was made, what it is made of, and what makes it tick. The amount of photographs of timepieces in this volume is impressive - hundreds of watches are featured in beautiful color photographs. Cases, dials, and movements are included in the photographs - this book encompasses the entire watch. 2004 values.

The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy
The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy

Author: Jacopo della Quercia

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1250025729

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“Science fiction, action . . . comedy, and suspense combine in this delightful steampunk romp” as an adventuresome President Taft solves a global conspiracy (Booklist). In this dizzyingly inventive steampunk world, President William Howard Taft is a secret underground boxing champion who routinely evades his official duties by spiriting away on the dirigible Airship One. But now Taft and his good friend Robert Todd Lincoln must race to solve a mystery stretching back to the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. Soon they are swept into a vast conspiracy spanning four continents and three oceans. In the course of remarkable events, fascinating technologies will be harnessed, dark secrets revealed, true villains exposed, and some of the most famous figures in history will take the stage. With surprises lurking around every corner, and a vast cast of characters to root for, Jacopo della Quercia’s The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy is a heart-pounding adventure that only a historian of ingenious imagination could have written.

Watch This Book!
Watch This Book!

Author: pocket.watch

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-10-23

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1534428712

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Get to know your favorite YouTube stars—Ryan ToysReview, HobbyKidsTV, JillianTubeHD, and EvanTubeHD—in this hilarious, insightful, and cool look at their lives behind the camera. Watch This Book to discover: -What superpower Ryan wishes he has -The most colossal mess the HobbyKids made during an episode (and how long it took them to clean it up) -Jillian’s not-so-secret talents -Evan’s favorite food (It’s pizza. Evan would live in a house made of pizza if he could) -And much, much more, including tips and advice from each of these stars on how to make your best videos! This full-color book includes an introduction by the one and only CaptainSparklez and comes with games, quizzes, and never-before-seen photographs of the stars and their families. It’s sure to be beloved by the YouTube-loving kid in your life. So, if you or someone you know wants to have tons of fun with your YouTube friends and their families—and over 20 million people already have with this all-star crew—it’s time to Watch This Book! © 2018 PocketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Practical Watch Repairing
Practical Watch Repairing

Author: Donald De Carle

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2020-02-07

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0719831067

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Here is a unique book. It describes the theories and processes of repairing and adjusting the modern watch in precise and meticulous detail: a thing which has never been done so completely before in the many books on the same subject. As a text book it is a revelation. Taking nothing for granted, except the ability to read and comprehend a simple description of mechanical processes, de Carle takes his reader through every stage and every operation of watch repairing ...and to deal with them thoroughly is quite a programme - it takes 300 pages containing 24 chapters, two appendices and 553 illustrations. The fine draughtsmanship and accurate technical detail of the illustrations set a new standard. Practical Watch Repairing 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. The publication of the book marks the beginning of a new epoch in the study of the mechanics of horology.

Russian Wristwatches
Russian Wristwatches

Author: Juri Levenberg

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780887408731

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Photographs of over 500 watches manufactured in Russia and the USSR during the second half of the 20th century, with explanations of their styles, workings, and manufacturers. Poljot, Wostok, and Slava wristwatches are covered, along with a sampling of pocket watches, deck watches, and marine chronometers. Watch faces commemorate all the great moments of Russian and Soviet history.