Practical Watch Repairing
by Donald de Carle
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Author: Donald de CarleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-17
ISBN: 1602393575
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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Summary: 4 Stars
I'm just getting into watch repair. Two weeks ago I knew absolutely nothing about watches.
I think I read somewhere that this book focused only on pocket watches but that's not the case. I bought a few Westclox pocket watches, hoping to use them to learn with. I soon discovered that Westclox watches are terrible for repair because most weren't meant to be disassembled.
This is not a perfect book - and it's not easy to understand but it is a terrific read and it has a wealth of information. There are many illustrations, but only a 30th of the number of illustrations that would really be necessary to see what the author is referring to in most cases.
My biggest complaint so far is that the author jumps into the most intricate minutia almost immediately, yet he says that he assumes we know absolutely nothing about watches.
I haven't finished this book, but really think that I'm going to need another more general book that explains how to take a watch apart - clean it - and put it back together. This book doesn't do a good job of explaining the big picture before diving into the details.
There are many, many tips and conversations based on determining if each part of your watch is absolutely perfect long before more general understanding of the parts has been offered.
Some of the illustrations are out of order and many illustrations are missing (not because of error - just omitted).
The author says that his publisher wanted a book that would teach even people who couldn't read how to repair a watch. Trust me, you have to know how to read to even start understanding this book.
Summary of Practical Watch Repairing
Horology expert Donald de Carle reveals how to repair and adjust the modern watch.
553 b/w illustrations
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