The Watch Adjuster's Manual - A Practical Guide for the Watch and Chronometer Adjuster in Making, Springing, Timing and Adjusting for Isochronism, Pos

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making, adjusting, springing, timing and adjusting a variety of watches. With simple, clear instructions and many helpful diagrams, this book will be of considerable utility to novice, apprentice, and amateur watch repairers. Contents include: "Suggestions to Workmen", "Preliminary Examination of the Movement", "Magnetism and Magnetized Watches", "The Demagnetization of Watches, Watch Parts, etc.", "Making Balance Springs", "Treatment of Steel for Making Hair Springs", "Making Cylindrical or Helical Springs", "Making Flat Spiral and Breguet Springs", "The Modern American Method of Making Hair Springs", "Watch Balances", "Balance Making", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1904.

Author: Charles Edgar Fritts
Publisher: White Press
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9781473328532