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Here is a unique book. It describes the theories and processes of
repairing and adjusting the modern watch in precise and meticulous
detail: a thing which has never been done so completely before in
the many books on the same subject. As a text book it is a
revelation. Taking nothing for granted, except the ability to read
and comprehend a simple description of mechanical processes, de
Carle takes his reader through every stage and every operation of
watch repairing ...and to deal with them thoroughly is quite a
programme - it takes 300 pages containing 24 chapters, two
appendices and 553 illustrations. The fine draughtsmanship and
accurate technical detail of the illustrations set a new standard.
Practical Watch Repairing can justifiably claim to be the best
illustrated book on practical horology yet issued, and one of the
best of its kind on any subject. The publication of the book marks
the beginning of a new epoch in the study of the mechanics of
horology.
This book's contents include: general condition of the movement;
cleaning and oiling; balance pivots; fitting a flat balance spring;
fitting a breguet balance spring; positional timing; further
considerations when fitting a spring and observing the point of
attachment; general notes on springing and timing; other methods of
positional adjustment; and, timing machines. "No writer can have
added more volumes to the horological bookshelf than Donald de
Carle, and his careful and detailed approach to the technical side
of the craft has done a great deal to improve the standard of
knowledge of a host of craftsmen, and has gained him readers in
every part of the world. The many craftsmen who are already
familiar with Mr de Carle's earlier work, Practical Watch
Repairing, will note a great similarity in the attitude of mind
behind both books, and, indeed, this latest volume is, to some
extent, a companion and a follow-on from the previous book, for it
carries the reader into what is, undoubtedly, the most exacting and
skillful aspect of all work on watches." Horological Review
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