The grandfather clock, an entirely new kind of furniture, first appeared in the late seventeenth century. This book covers repair and restoration of these antiques, including their casework. It outlines how to clean and service the clock 'works' and also how to refurbish the dial.
Each year brings hundreds of new wristwatch designs, with aesthetic and mechanical changes and improvements, limited edition watches, and new producers, keeping this field exciting for collectors. This title features over 1, 400 of the world's most luxurious wristwatches and provides color photographs and specifications for different watches.
As much as status symbols as pieces of jewellery and miracles of new technology, the watches make up a comprehensive history covering 200 years. This book features the pieces from the beginning of our century with chronology, brands, typologies, and technical elements.
Presents illustrated portraits of various popular watch brands - from America, Germany, Japan, France and Switzerland. This book tells the fascinating story of the watch, of its design and its various forms and looks. It includes a glossary and a chronology of watchmaking that spans a hundred years.
Suitable for those who want to know how to fix their own watch, this title helps them learn what horology is; the basics of watch and clock repairing; the mechanics of a clock; how the wheels work; the difference between an automatic watch, a stop watch, and a chronograph; and, more.
Discribes and illustrates the making of the precision timekeeper, at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. This handbook provides an insight to the enthusiast and watch-collector who, until its publication, had often been able only to admire the superb craftsmanship of a fine watch without understanding how it works.
Describes the variety of movements found in the clocks that were produced by the thousand in France. The details of the simple timepiece, strikers, alarms, quarter repeaters and grande sonnerie are shown and discussed here; other chapters cover tools, major repair techniques, cleaning and maintenance.
An introduction to the world of horology for beginners. It explains the terminology of the clockmaker and provides general details of clock construction including layout of wheels and escapements, all of which are described and illustrated. The tools and equipment are also described.
Explore a truly astonishing range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures -- from alchemy to angels, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking, and accessible writing to each intriguing subject in these lavishly illustrated, large-format paperback books.
A resource for watchmaking and jewelry fraternity. It offers information on tools for American manufacture, drawings and descriptions of all kinds of escapements, and helpful explanations of the words and phrases of the trade. It also includes diagrams of each escapement and complete direction for making staffs.
Offers a combination of the art, history and collectible aspects of fine, vintage watches. This title includes short, and brief profiles of original designers of vintage watches. It presents 1, 200 colour images with detailed information about the watches, their design, era, value, manufacture and features.
Precision mechanical clockwork is a corner of technology now overtaken by electronics. The history of the subject is one of science on a human scale. Tracing the author's own contribution to the subject, this study illuminates the human ingenuity employed in pursuit of perfect time-keeping.
A step-by-step instruction manual on the repair of mechanical clocks and watches. It begins with simple clocks and watches then proceeds to more complicated types. It is suitable for those concerned with the repair not only of clocks and watches but also of small mechanisms in general.
Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. Written by a Fellow of the BHI, this book aims to dispel any fears and gives a guide to a satisfying aspect of horology.
Watches represent a fascinating combination of applied art and science and an outstanding contribution to their history and development was made in England. This title presents a comprehensive survey, to describe the pioneering inventions as they were made and to illustrate the distinctive character of the English watch as it evolved.