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Watch Repairing as a Hobby
D. W. Fletcher
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Description for Watch Repairing as a Hobby
Hardcover. A guide to understanding how watches work, starting at the very basics of watch operation. It covers various tools required for repair, disassembling and cleaning. Featuring dozens of illustrations to guide you through analysis and repair, it also includes a troubleshooting guide for common ailments with solutions. Num Pages: 64 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: TDPB1; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Before Apple and Casio made watches, repair was a craft. Here an illustrated handbook, ideal for the beginner that acts as a watch and clock encyclopedia
First published almost 75 years ago in London, D.W. Fletcher’s guide is still an indispensable guide to understanding the way that watches work. Beginning with the absolute basics of watch operation, Fletcher explains the different tools needed for repair, cleaning, and disassembling. He also adds a troubleshooting guide for common ailments and detailed solutions.
With dozens of detailed diagrams, Fletcher’s book is divided into five main sections:
Watch Repairing as a Hobby takes a watch amateur from intrigued novice to skilled technician. With dozens of illustrations to lead you from analysis to repair, this classic manual is necessary for anyone curious about watches and how they tick.
“Have you ever thought of watch repairing as a hobby? You may feel that a watch is so tiny and your hands are so big. Just there lies the fascination of this hobby; watches are so tiny, and because they are so tiny they have to be much more perfectly made than other mechanisms. You may not believe it but you can, with practice, acquire such skill in handling the tiny parts of a watch that you will forget that they are tiny. You can start in quite a small way and you only need a few tools; as you grow in confidence and skill you will find more and more to interest you. It may even be that you will make some momentous discovery which will rock the horological world.”—From the Preface Show Less
Before Apple and Casio made watches, repair was a craft. Here an illustrated handbook, ideal for the beginner that acts as a watch and clock encyclopedia
First published almost 75 years ago in London, D.W. Fletcher’s guide is still an indispensable guide to understanding the way that watches work. Beginning with the absolute basics of watch operation, Fletcher explains the different tools needed for repair, cleaning, and disassembling. He also adds a troubleshooting guide for common ailments and detailed solutions.
With dozens of detailed diagrams, Fletcher’s book is divided into five main sections:
- How a watch ... Read more
- Tools and how to use them
- How to take down, clean, and reassemble a watch
- Common ailments of a watch
- More ailments
Watch Repairing as a Hobby takes a watch amateur from intrigued novice to skilled technician. With dozens of illustrations to lead you from analysis to repair, this classic manual is necessary for anyone curious about watches and how they tick.
“Have you ever thought of watch repairing as a hobby? You may feel that a watch is so tiny and your hands are so big. Just there lies the fascination of this hobby; watches are so tiny, and because they are so tiny they have to be much more perfectly made than other mechanisms. You may not believe it but you can, with practice, acquire such skill in handling the tiny parts of a watch that you will forget that they are tiny. You can start in quite a small way and you only need a few tools; as you grow in confidence and skill you will find more and more to interest you. It may even be that you will make some momentous discovery which will rock the horological world.”—From the Preface Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781616086459
SKU
V9781616086459
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99-15
About D. W. Fletcher
D. W. Fletcher was an amateur watch-repairing enthusiastic with many years experience of repairing watches.
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