PublishedCrowood Press, December 2022 |
ISBN9780719841699 |
FormatSoftcover, 176 pages |
Dimensions25cm × 19.5cm × 1.2cm |
In the new edition paperback, 2022, of The Clock Repairer's Manual, Mick Watters explains how to approach all aspects of clock repair, maintenance, and cleaning with confidence. For anyone who has ever considered clock repair as a hobby or a profession, as well as those under initial training and for the existing repairer, this comprehensively illustrated and detailed manual will be a useful reference.
Topics covered include the typical clock movement; dismantling, cleaning, and reassembling; striking and chiming clocks; repairing worn pivots and bushing; and escapements, staff fitting, and jewelling. AUTHOR: Mick Watters was a Fellow of the British Horological Institute and worked as an Instructional Officer for horological training. He had over forty years' experience in clock and watch repair, and also wrote Mechanical and Quartz Watch Repair (Crowood). 62 b/w illustrations, 58 line drawings
