La montre : principes et méthodes de fabrication / George Daniels ; dessins techniques de David Penney ; prises de vue couleurs de l'auteur ; [trad. de l'anglais par J.-P. Ammon].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: French Original language: English Publisher: La Conversion : Ed. Scriptar, [1993]Edition: [Trad. de la 2e édition. anglaise]Description: xvi pages, xxii pages of plates, 415 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9782880120726
  • 2880120721
Uniform titles:
  • Watchmaking. French
Subject(s): Summary: The author's principal aim in writing this book has been to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among a new generation of enthusiasts. The making of the precision timekeeper is described, step by step, and is illustrated at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. Great care has been taken to ensure the text is easy to follow and to avoid complicated technical descriptions.
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS545 .D3614 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000069001

Translation of : Watchmaking.

Includes bibliography (page 405).

The author's principal aim in writing this book has been to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among a new generation of enthusiasts. The making of the precision timekeeper is described, step by step, and is illustrated at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. Great care has been taken to ensure the text is easy to follow and to avoid complicated technical descriptions.

In French, translated from the English.

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French translation of the 1985 2nd English edition of "Watchmaking", a step by step instruction on how to make a watch including movement, case and dial. 777 superb line drawing illustrations.

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