Description: About this productSynopsisHorology expert Donald de Carle reveals how to repair and adjust the modern watch. The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to writePractical Watch Repairingin 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read." With over 550 instructional black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, this book achieves and surpasses that lofty mission, and has been touted as "the best illustrated book on practical horology" (Horological Journal) ever written. For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. WithPractical Watch Repairing, even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist. 553 b/w illustrations.The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to write Practical Watch Repairing in 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read." With over 550 instructional black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, this book achieves and surpasses that lofty mission, and has been touted as "the best illustrated book on practical horology" ( Horological Journal ) ever written. For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. With Practical Watch Repairing , even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist.Product IdentifiersISBN-101602393575ISBN-139781602393578eBay Product ID (ePID)66587440Key DetailsAuthorDonald de CarleNumber Of Pages336 pagesFormatPaperbackPublication Date2008-09-17LanguageEnglishPublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, IncorporatedPublication Year2008Additional DetailsEdition Number3Copyright Date2008IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight14.6 OzHeight6.1 In.Width6 In.Length9 In.Target AudienceGroupTradeClassification MethodLCCN2008-018956LC Classification NumberTS547.D38 2008Dewey Decimal681.1/140288Dewey Edition22
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Language: English
Topic: Americana, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Clocks & Watches, Care & Restoration, Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles
Author: Donald De Carle
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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