Master watchmaking : a modern, complete, practical course /

Sweazey, Thomas B,

Master watchmaking : a modern, complete, practical course / by Thomas B. Sweazey and Byron G. Sweazey. - Ed. varies. - 34 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 solutions manual + 1 instruction manual + 1 tools guide

Lessons and assignments from a home study course on watch repair. Cover title. Accompanied by Problems and solutions, questions and answers illustrated; Instructions for overhauling Universal Geneve chronographs; and, Tools and materials of the trade.

[volume] 1. Fundamental principles, equipment casing -- [volume] 2. Crowns, stems, sleeves, and bows -- [volume] 3. Fitting watch crystals and watch attachments for practice and profit -- [volume] 4. Nomenclature and sizes of watches -- [volume] 5. Mainsprings in watches -- [volume] 6. Motor and jeweled barrels -- [volume] 7. Selecting the mainspring -- [volume] 8. Assembling watches -- [volume] 9. Winding and setting mechanisms -- [volume] 10. Cleaning watches -- [volume] 11. Timing, rating and regulation -- [volume] 12. Factory set train jewels -- [volume] 13. Factory balance hole jewels and roller jewels -- [volume] 14. Friction jeweling -- [volume] 15. Replacing factory balance staffs -- [volume] 16. Truing balance wheels -- [volume] 17. Poising balance wheels -- [volume] 18. Colleting and truing hairsprings -- [volume] 19. Overcoil hairspring -- [volume] 20. Fitting hairsprings in watches -- [volume] 21. Principles of the lever escapement -- [volume] 22. Principles of the lever escapement -- [volume] 23. Types of escapements -- [volume] 24. Drawing the lever escapement -- [volume] 25. Drawing the lever escapement -- [volume] 26. Matching the escapement -- [volume] 27. Tools : hardening and tempering -- [volume] 28. Lathe -- [volume] 29. Lathe work -- [volume] 30. Lathe work -- [volume] 31. Lathe work -- [volume] 32. Practical job methods -- [volume] 33. Electronic timing machines : watch-master -- [volume] 34. Electronic timing machines : Time-o-graph and others.


Clocks and watches--Repairing.
Clock and watch making.
Clock and watch industry.
Horlogerie.

Chicago Chicago School of Watchmaking Sweazey, Thomas B. Watch (general) textbook Education