This early work on watch and clockmaking is thoroughly recommended
for inclusion on the bookshelf of all horologists. Contents
Include: A Glossary of General Terms, Table of Altitude, Balance
Springs for Bi-Metallic Cut Balances, Balance Springs for
Mono-Metallic Balances, Stop Watches, Chronographs, and Times,
Antique Clock and Clock Case Terms, Dates of English Period Styles,
Metals Used in Horology, Marbles and Ornamental Stones, Clock Case
Woods, Mouldings, Standardisation of Supplies of Watch Material,
Watch Parts in six Languages and Official Spare Parts Numbers,
Chronograph Parts in Two Languages and Official Spare Parts
Numbers, Watch Hand Styles, Watch Glass Styles, Winding Button
Styles, Winding Buttons for Chronograph and Hunter or Half-hunter
Cases, Pocket Watch Case Parts, Watch Case Styles, Martin
Mainspring Gauge Heights and Metric Equivalents, Martin Mainspring
Gauge Forces and Metric Equivalents, Days of the Week in Fifteen
Languages, Months of the Year in Fifteen Languages, Standard Time
Zones, Temperature Conversion Table, Chimes, Arrangements of,
Gemstone Cutting Styles, Workshop Hints and Helps. The contents are
extensively illustrated with explanatory diagrams, forming a
complete how-to guide. Many of the earliest books, particularly
those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce
and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works
in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original
text and artwork.
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