Description and condition:

Blue cloth hardback, 12mo, 166pp, index, b/w illustrations.

Good reading copy, heavily soiled covers, ownership stamp on EPs, else good clean pages. Lacks dustcover.

Contents:

Time and the origin of watches; tools and materials; the parts of a watch; the compensating balance and the hairspring; lever escapement; cylinder escapement; dismantling: fitting winding shafts; fitting mainsprings; cleaning a watch; further notes on cleaning; correcting a balance and pivoting; adjusting the balance and other parts; correcting a balance and repairing hairsprings; fitting teeth, jewels and hands; watch case repairs; practical hints; watch rate recorders; other watch testing machines; the NPL watch test; timing a watch for a Kew certificate; British hall-marks; a watch de-magnetizer.