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Description: Useful instructions on how the power reserve indicator works. The calculating method can apply to chronograph minute and hour indicating mechanisms as well. 16-page illustrated booklet. Published 2020.
Description: Brand New Must Have Book By Steven Conover!
Articles, Q & A, and repair tips on older German wall & mantel clocks, including Becker, Junghans, etc. and modern wall & mantel movements by Hermle,...More Details »
Description: The 2nd of a 2 volume set see #15196 for Volume 1). From pages 585-1082, with 1352 illustrations & photos. Published in 2013. Includes a 2013 Price Update. Note there is no duplication of clocks from Volume 1 to Volume 2.
Description: Extensive how-to-make listing of common & no-so-common tools & equipment most clockmakers end up needing. Includes a lathe, bench, mainspring barrel bushing tool, bushing tool jig, pivot gauge,...More Details »
Description: No. 5 in the Clocks Magazine Beginner's Guide Series. Identifies different common pocket watches likely to be encountered by the average collector. Indicates characteristics, sizes, case styles,...More Details »
Description: Simplifies an often confusing adjustment on Hermle chiming movements with the ANSO (Auto Night Shut Off) feature. 10-page soft cover illustrated booklet.
Description: Book #7 of the Clockmakers Newsletter Workshop Series covers repairs made to clock mechanisms produced by 3 of America’s largest 19th century manufacturers. Sections include tension springs,...More Details »
Description: Book #8 of the Clockmakers Newsletter Workshop Series features clock mechanisms produced by 3 of America’s largest 19th century manufacturers. Covers repairs to round strike & round chime...More Details »
Description: For the watch maker, clock maker & model maker. 60-page, illustrated soft cover booklet provides a brief history, discusses measuring tools, means to identify metric and inch threads, instructions on making taps & drills, etc.
Description: Illustrated 12-page booklet examines the installation & adjustment of stop works which limit the raising height of clock weights. By Willam Bilger
Description: Covers the most popular movements produced by Seth Thomas (#89, #113, #124, Sonora Chime, Ship's Bell, Hour-Striking only, Hour & Half-Hour Striking, Non-Striking) and Alarms, Long Alarms and the...More Details »
Description: Lists auction prices recently paid for for a wide variety of clocks, including grandfather, bracket, mantel, skeleton, novelty & electric. Also includes chronometers & barographs. Indicates...More Details »
Description: Step-by-step instructions with pictures, parts lists & diagrams. Includes information on cleaning & lubricating. Soft cover 30-page booklet.
Description: Soft cover 14-page booklet includes pictures & diagrams depicting the different gravers, how to hold a graver, sharpening techniques, etc.
Description: Describes in detail how the count wheel system functions in American 2-train time & strike clocks. Amply illustrated with diagrams. Also includes troubleshooting section. Soft cover 33-page booklet.
Description: Great for the clock repairer who is more familiar with the cuckoo movement, but not the music box. Includes parts identification and diagrams. Soft cover 30-page booklet.
Description: Using the common Hermle #340-020 movement, this guide explains the parts & functions of chiming clocks. With photos, diagrams & parts identification. Soft cover 20-page booklet.
Description: Great advice on how to start, suggesting where to learn the trade, how to set up a shop & attracting customers, estimating costs & what to charge. Soft cover 35-page booklet.
Description: Sections on disassembly, escapements, suspensions, putting a clock in beat, troubleshooting, etc. With pictures & diagrams. Soft cover 41-page booklet.
Description: Sof cover 30-page booklet addresses all repair instruction & parts details for this iconic clock, one of the most popular in history. Amply illustrated.
Description: With hints, tips secrets & shortcuts for the beginner to the professional repairman. Includes sections on tools required, disassembly, cleaning & re-assembly, music box repair, etc. Generously...More Details »
Description: Specifies tools required, step-by-step instructions on disassembly using a common Elgin pocket watch as an example, cleaning & reassembly. Part II of this booklet includes a Pocket Watch Repair...More Details »
Description: Covers English-style bell strike movements, made until the mid-19th century. Chapters on German grandfather clock movements by Urgos, Hermle, Kieninger and others. Addresses pivots, bushings,...More Details »
Description: Covers English-style bell strike movements, made until the mid-19th century. Chapters on German grandfather clock movements by Urgos, Hermle, Kieninger and others. Addresses pivots, bushings,...More Details »
Description: From the UK Workshop Practice Series. Book #33. Introduces horology to the beginner. Includes terminology, clock construction including formulas, clock trains, wheel layour and escapements, cases,...More Details »
Description: From the UK Workshop Practice Series. Book #38. Discusses how to successfully sharpen drills, lathe tools, end mills & cutters & other workshop tools. How to make a grinding rest, sharpening...More Details »
Description: For a 3-3/8" W x 4" H non-striking movement with 6" pendulum, commonly used in shelf clocks. Excellent details for beginners & pros on tools & materials required, instructions to produce...More Details »
Description: Step-by-step instructions to build this 17th centruy type weight driven skeleton timepiece controlled by a foliot balance. Made from primarily brass & steel, with a paper dial, a single hand & an...More Details »
Description: From the UK Workshop Practice Series. Book #21. Discusses traditional glues, joint design, varieties of adhesives. materials to be bonded, environmental factors, sealants, terminology, hints &...More Details »
Description: From the UK Workshop Practice Series. Book #17. Discusses cutting gears on a lathe or mill. Includes information on tooth forms & sizes, rack & pinion gears, bevel wheels, making gear cutters, etc....More Details »
Description: This 1996 publication covers the complete line of Seth Thomas clocks and movements. Indispensable for determining originality. Includes line drawings and photo illustrations and current market...More Details »
Description: 360 pages of information about American calendar clocks and the companies that manufactured them. Profusely illustrated hardbound book with patent drawings, original catalog illustrations and...More Details »
Description: The most complete book on the subject. Perfect for the beginner and expert. Over 300 pages with 500 illustrations. Published in 2000 with a hard cover.
Description: By Harold Kelly.Ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to fix a watch or clock. Discusses the difference between a chronograph, an automatic watch and a stopwatch. Many illustrations. Sections on...More Details »
Description: By Henry Abbott. A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to traditional watchmaking & jewelry craftsmanship. Sections on alloys, balances & escapements, staffs, etc. 100s of formulas. Section on...More Details »
Description: CD software developed by horologist Ron Hoppes is compatible with Excel 97 and Excel 2007. Calculates Pendulum length for any beat rate, Compound pendulum rate from entered weights and dimensions,...More Details »
Description: Details 5 different escapements: verge, recoil, deadbeat, Brocot and platform (lever and cylinder). Several others also included such as pin pallet, pinwheel and grasshopper. Over 400 line drawings...More Details »
Description: Soft cover, 60 pages. Concentrates on repivoting for watches, but techniques are easily adaptable to clock repair, especially travel alarms, chronometers, and small high-grade clocks such as...More Details »
Description: Covers the assembly procedure for 20 American movements. There are gear tooth counts for time and strike trains, beats per hour, and mainspring specs. 20 chapters, an introduction, table of...More Details »
Description: How-to information in the design of gears and the cutters to make them. Learn how to make an indexing attachment or form grinding tool for your lathe. Build a simple weight-driven clock from...More Details »
Description: Details 5 complete French clock restorations including a timepiece, a count wheel strike with escapement, a rack & snail strike, and 2 picture frame clocks. Great tips and procedures for all skill...More Details »
Description: A must for the collector and repairman. Richly illustrated. Identifies manufacturer and model of clock movements using maker names, logos, and back plate width and height. Soft cover.
Description: Addresses the necessary adjustments for 400-day clocks, including set-up, the suspension, letting down the mainspring, escapement adjustment, etc. Fully illustrated. Soft cover. 75 pages.
Description: Based on the acclaimed series that appeared in Clocks Magazine outlining how a striking clock works. Soft cover, 59-page book by Ian Beilby. Covers movements, tools & materials, disassembly,...More Details »