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	Practical Clock Escapements by Laurie Penman - 095232704X The escapement may be said to be the heart of a clock and a good escapement is essential for consistent timekeeping and reliability. Escapements take many forms, from the crownwheel and verge used since medieval times to highly sophisticated escapements used in precision regulator clocks and chronometers. With over 400 line drawings Practical Clock Escapements takes the reader step-by-step through the various operations in making or repairing escapements, with recommendations on the m... $34.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Practical Clock Repairing by Donald de Carle - 0719800005 The repair of clocks calls for a variety of skills and crafts, few of which can be picked up by benchwork alone. In the horological trade it is technical practice that the prentice hand is first tried out on clocks, before attempting work on watches. Clocks have the advantage of possessing sizable and robust parts and of being easier to handle. But there are the advantage for the repairer ends. The sizes, shapes, complications and even the nationalities of clocks appear to be without end. Eve... $24.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Repairing Watch Cases by Schwanatus & Fenimore - 0930163710 A Practical Treatise on Repairing Watch Cases by W. Schwanatus & Wesley Fenimore is a quality 2003 unabridged reprint of a work originally published in 1909 by Hazlitt & Walker. In two parts, the first written by Schwanatus and the second by Fenimore, the book addresses all aspects of repairing pedant and pocket watch cases. Schwanatus provides detail instruction on tasks such as repairing the pendant, reworking the joints, and taking out dents. Fenimore addresses more general issues. ... $5.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Revere Clocks Service Manual - PUB264 This booklet is a reprint of the service manual for Revere clocks driven by Telechtron motors. Both the mantel model and the floor model are included. Chapters include Explanation of Chime Control; Setting the Cylinder; Explanation of Hour Control; Chime Correction; Strike Correction; Pendulum Adjustment; and Setting Up the Clock. $8.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Staff Making and Pivoting by Hall - 0930163737 A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material by Eugene Hall is a reprint of an 1896 booklet from Geo. K. Hazlett Co., Publishers. "To produce a good balance staff requires more skill than to produce any other turned portion of a watch, and your success will depend not alone on your knowledge of its proper shapes and measurements, nor the tools at your command, but rather upon your skill with the graver an... $7.95     View Details Add To Cart
	The Escapements: Their Action, Construction and Proportion - 0930163222 This is an unabridged republication of F.J. Britton's original work. In separate chapters, the volume covers the Anchor Escapement, Cylinder Escapement, Chronometer Escapement, Dead Beat Escapement, Duplex Escapement, Lever Escapement, Pin Pallet Escapement, Pin Wheel Escapement, and Verge Escapement. $9.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Horolovar 400-Day Clock Suspension Spring Guide First Editon Reprint - PUB128 In 1949, the Horolovar Company was founded by Mr. Charles Terwilliger. From its inception, the Horolovar Company dealt specifically with old and new 400-day clocks. The company also served as a repair station in the United States for several makers of 400-day clocks that had originally been purchased in U.S. Military Post Exchanges (PXs) operating all over the world. The 400-day clocks manufactured prior to the early 1950s were relatively poor time keepers due to the effects of temperature ch... $14.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Modern Clock: Its Construction, Regulation and Repair - 096316693X This edition, which was published in 1997, is a republication of the work originally published in 1905. It is taken from the second edition published in 1952 by the North American Watch Tool and Supply Company. From the Foreword: "Few books on click repair are as complete and authoritative. In scope it goes far beyond the cataloging of historical types of clocks. The book provides in one handy volume a wealth of technical advice, which all can consult as the need arises. There is advice to t... $23.95     View Details Add To Cart
	The Theory of Horology - 2940025126 The Theory of Horology is THE reference book on the subject - used in most Watchmaking Schools in Switzerland and worldwide. It covers everything from timekeeping in the age of Stonehenge to detailed sketches and explanations of minute repeaters and perpetual calendars. The book lays out all the information used in the industry today-everything a student of horology needs to know. It ends with an eight page section on exercises (with answers given, of course) which is quite interesting. $154.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe: A User's M - 9780709062004 Now in its fifth edition, this book is the definitive work on the small precision lathe past and present. The bulk of de Carle's original text, most of which is concerned with matters of basic construction, selection, care of and accessories for the lathe and its uses, has been retained. Likewise the section 'Lathes of the World' for its represents and unparalleled source of detailed information on lathes and accessories, the manufacture of which ceased many years ago. The current scene is de... $22.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Watchmakers' Lathe by Ward Goodrich - 0930163346 The Watchmakers' Lathe is a 1999 republication of a work originally published in 1903 and revised by the American Watch and Tool Supply Company in 1952. This technical guide is well-illustrated with 232 illustrations among the book's 260 pages and spans 16 chapters including, for example, 1. A Brief History of the Lathe; 2. The Construction of the Watchmaker's Lathe; 6. Chucks for Special Purposes; 9. Cutters, Drills and How to Make Them; 14. Turning and Pivoting Long, Thin Work with the Stea... $17.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Watch & Clock Information Please! by W. H. Samelius - PUB137 William Samuelius was deemed the "Dean of American Horoloigsts." For years he maintained the "Information Please" column for the American Horologist and Jeweler magazine. This book is a compilation of that column. The column relied on reader inquiries and as a result has a very practical bent. The breadth of inquiries has resulted in a book that is fairly comprehensive. (It is 408 pages of double column print.) Much of the information won't be found elsewhere. Even for the master craf... $34.50     View Details Add To Cart

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