Antique Watch Restoration, Vol. I - The newly published book by the legend of American horology. Has 298 pages of instructions and illustrations on everything from balance staffing to gears to wheel replacement. Is quickly becoming a horological best seller!

Antique Watch Restoration, Vol 1

Engineering & Transportation

Archie Perkins

Engineering

American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute

This book is a continuation of the topics covered in Antique Watch Restoration Volume I. It goes into great detail describing the techniques for repairing and restoring antique watches. Mr. Perkins, the author of Antique Watch Restoration Volumes I and II, has more than 70 years experience in the watchmaking and clockmaking trade, starting at age 15. Archie has spent more than 40 years, part time and full time, making wheels and pinions and other parts for antique watches and clocks, and has restored antique and complicated watches. A watchmaking and clockmaking instructor for Denver Public Schools for 32 years, Archie was elected "Vocational educator of the Year" by the teachers' union in 1981. He also conducted basic and advanced lathe courses for the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI). Additionally, he served on the aWCI Board of Directors from 1985 to 1988. He has achieved the distinguished titles of Certified Master Watchmaker and Fellow of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institue, Fellow of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, and Fellow of the British Horological Institute. For 25 years, Archie wrote the monthly column, "Technically Watches," for AWCI's Horological Times. Many of his articles were also published in the British Horological Journal, Watch and Clock Review, and the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Bulletin. Archie was co-author of The Watchmakers' staking Tool, published by K and D Staking Tool Co., 1987. He also wrote The Modern Watchmakers Lathe and How to Use IT, published by AWCI in 2003.

Antique Watch Restoration Volume II

Perkins, Archie B.

Arts & Photography

Antique Watch Restoration, Vol. III - The third volume in the comprehensive series by Archie Perkins covering techniques for manufacturing components and restoring antique wrist and pocket watches. This volume includes extensive information on hairspring manufacture and forming, regulators, dials and hands, stems, staffs, barrels, flat springs, and screws.

Antique Watch Restoration, Volume 3

In this book each aspect of the movement and dial of a clock is considered, and the instructions needed actually to carry out the work are clearly given in the text and line drawings.

Clock Design and Construction

Science & Math

Laurie Penman

Technology

Provides step-by-step directions for overhauling and repairing the movements, dials, and cases of the various types of antique pendulum clocks

Repairing & Restoring Pendulum Clocks

Plewes, John

A course in watchmaking, clockmaking, and repairing would not be complete without adequate instruction and practice in using the watchmakers lathe as well as instruction and practice in using saws and files. When restoring antique watches and clocks, the restorer must be skilled in the use of the lathe, saws and files to make and alter parts to fit the mechanisms. Parts are not always available, or available to fit, and must be altered or made from raw materials. This book is intended to teach these skills and to serve as a textbook for schools as well as for students of on-the-job training programs and hobbyists. This book has more than 400 pages with 548 illustrations. These illustrations include 267 photographs and 281 hand made line drawings. All of these illustrations were made by the author. The book also has eleven tables. There are 25 chapters in the book. Two of these chapters are on sawing and filing. Also, there are pages of safety instructions for the use of the lathe, sawing, and filing, as well as electrical safety. Each chapter has a summary, questions about material in the chapter, and a reference guide for further reading.

The Modern Watchmakers Lathe And How To Use It

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