The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to write "Practical Watch Repairing" in 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read." With over 550 instructional black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, this book achieves and surpasses that lofty mission, and has been touted as "the best illustrated book on practical horology" ("Horological Journal") ever written. For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. With "Practical Watch Repairing," even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist.

Dealing with a complicated watch used to be a rare job for the watch repairer, but with the popularity of the automatic, it is almost commonplace. Furthermore, the increased interest in calendar work, alarm watches, and chronographs will undoubtedly bring more and more complicated work into the workshop. This book deals with complicated work essentially from the repairer's point of view. The action of each mechanism is briefly and clearly described because understanding this is essential to proper servicing, repair and testing for functioning. Dismantling and assembly instructions are given, as well as oiling charts and - most important - hints on fault-finding and their rectification. Another essential feature of the book is that it deals with all complicated work - from the relatively simple automatic to the triple-complicated watch with chronograph, calendar and repeater work, and the very complicated clock watch. Exceptional care has been taken in the preparation of diagrams, which have been drawn from actual movements in various stages of assembly, so that the reader can actually work with the book illustrations beside the watch itself. As always with books by Donald de Carle, instructions are easy to follow and there is no reason why anyone well versed in ordinary work and able to use watchmakers' tools should not become a specialist in complicated watches and their repair.

Now in its sixth edition, this book is the definitive work on the small precision lathe, past and present. The bulk of de Carle's original text has been retained and covers basic construction, selection, care of and accessories for the lathe, as well as its uses. Likewise, the chapter 'Lathes of the World' is still included, since it represents an unparalelled source of detailed information on lathes and accessories, the manufacture of which ceased many years ago. However, this new edition is fully up to date. The current scene is dealt with at length in the final section, 'Lathes Today', and is the result of extensive world-wide research. The directory of lathe, tool and material stockists has also been completely revised. "The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe" is still, to quote one reviewer of a previous edition, 'The standard work on the subject'.

This profusely illustrated volume forms a step-by-step instruction manual on the repair of mechanical clocks and watches. Donald de Carle was a Fellow of the British Horological Institute, and the author of many standard works on the subject of horology, who based his writings on many years of practical experience. The book begins with simple clocks and watches then proceeds to more complicated types. The tools and apparatus needed are described and illustrated. Modern types of mechanical clock are mainly dealt with, but attention is also given to the movements of older long case and fusee types as many of them are now being repaired as a result of interest in antique clocks. The chapters on watch repairing deal with chronographs and repeaters as well as self-winding mechanisms. The latest developments in ultrasonic cleaning of horological movements and their electronic timing are also described and illustrated. This work is an invaluable guide for all concerned with the repair not only of clocks and watches but also of small mechanisms in general.

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.

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.