A Practical Course in Horology

A Practical Course in Horology
Author: Harold C. Kelly
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2017-08-25
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1473339502

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.

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
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2010-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578048451

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.

Wheel & Pinion Cutting in Horology

Wheel & Pinion Cutting in Horology
Author: Malcolm Wild
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 731
Release: 2001-07-23
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0719843618

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.
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1616083735

The definitive guide to watch repairing by a...

The Practical Watch Escapement

The Practical Watch Escapement
Author: George Daniels
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2015-08-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 085667687X

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.

Watchmaking

Watchmaking
Author: George Daniels
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780856677045

The first and most comprehensive step-by-step guide on the subject, Watchmaking has become a classic in its own right. This new edition is updated to include a new section which discusses and illustrates a variety of the author's own watches. The author's principal aim in writing this book has been to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among a new generation of enthusiasts. The making of the precision timekeeper is described, step by step, and is illustrated at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. Great care has been taken to ensure the text is easy to follow and to avoid complicated technical descriptions.