Pocket Watch Handbook
(häftad)av M Cutmore
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- Format:
- Häftad (paperback)
- Utgiven:
- 2002-01-01
- Språk:
- Engelska
Old pocket watches can be fascinating and collectable. This title traces the history and development of the watch, concentrating on successful designs from 1750-1900. There is also advice on repairing, buying and selling, pitfalls to avoid and details of watches in museum collections.
(Ingram)
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Övrig information
M. Cutmore is a chartered engineer who served in the Royal Navy before taking up a post as a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering. He is an acknowledged expert on watches and his other books, The Watch Collector's Handbook and Watches 1850-1980, have become standard works on the subject. All his books incorporate his own investigations and research, particularly into watch movements.
(Whitaker)
Innehållsförteckning
Preface and acknowledgments; 1 The Birth of the Watch; 2 The Verge Watch; 3 The Lever Watch; 4 Inexpensive Watches; 5 Watchmaking; 6 Alternative Escapements; 7 Mechanisms; 8 Timekeeping; 9 Collecting; 10 Repairs; 11 Investigation and Research; 12 Museums; Glossary; Appendix: Useful Information; References; Bibliography; Index
(Whitaker)
