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Fundamentals of watchmaking. Watch repair course.

Contributor(s):

Elgin Watchmaker's College

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Second Hand Press], 2012Description: 36 pages ; illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

still image
text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Other title:

Watch repair course

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Textbooks.

Summary: Written 1955 and used by the Elgin Watchmakers College to teach the "Fundamentals of Watchmaking" course, this is a good watchmaking lesson with lab book. Its focus is on the mechanics of watch repair more than theory. The lessons are hands-on and instructional. Not just for beginners, even a seasoned watchmaker could find one or two things not previously known, or learn a different approach to something. There many beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations in the book. This is a historical, practical, easy to use, relevant, detailed, watch repair course in one compact book.Other editions: Fundamentals of watchmaking. Watch repair course.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Jost Bürgi Library Vertical File	TS547 .F86 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31560000062386

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Reprint of 1955 edition.

Written 1955 and used by the Elgin Watchmakers College to teach the "Fundamentals of Watchmaking" course, this is a good watchmaking lesson with lab book. Its focus is on the mechanics of watch repair more than theory. The lessons are hands-on and instructional. Not just for beginners, even a seasoned watchmaker could find one or two things not previously known, or learn a different approach to something. There many beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations in the book. This is a historical, practical, easy to use, relevant, detailed, watch repair course in one compact book.

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