The repair of clocks calls for a variety of skills & crafts few of which can be 'picked up' by bench work alone In the horological trade it is technical practice that the 'prentice hand' is first tried out on clocks before attempting repair work on watches Clocks have the advantage of possessing sizeable & robust parts & of being easier to handle But there the advantage for the repairer ends The sizes shapes complications & even the nationalities of clocks appear to be without end Every movement has detail difference & naturally the defects when due for repair are as varied In this book the author has dealt with the usual faults likely to develop in each type of movement in general use; from the lordly grandfather to the humble alarm All the tools & equipment are described & illustrated together with the ways of using them The craftsman's most important & valuable tools of all
- his skilful fingers
- are shown in use in the clearest manner As is usual in NAG Press textbooks the drawings have been specially made from parts under working conditions A glance through the book will show their usefulness & clarity Over 400 line drawings are used throughout & the reader is left in no doubt of what he is asked to do in following the author's clearly written technical & practical instructions