Clock and Watch Escapements
Book Details
Author(s)W. J. Gazeley
PublisherVan Nostrand Reinhold
ISBN / ASIN0442228929
ISBN-139780442228927
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
Product Description
Based on a lifetime's experience in the clock and watch-making trade, the author provides detailed instructions for making all types of escapements and for the location and correction of faults. This book has proved invaluable to all who are interested in the mechanism of clocks and watches—both the craftsperson responsible for the upkeep and repair and the collector seeking information about their history.
About the Author
The late W.J. Gazeley was a highly respected craftsman as well as being a lecturer at the Northampton College of Advanced Technology, and horological consultant to The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith.
Based on a lifetime's experience in the clock and watch-making trade, the author provides detailed instructions for making all types of escapements and for the location and correction of faults. This book has proved invaluable to all who are interested in the mechanism of clocks and watches—both the craftsperson responsible for the upkeep and repair and the collector seeking information about their history.
About the Author
The late W.J. Gazeley was a highly respected craftsman as well as being a lecturer at the Northampton College of Advanced Technology, and horological consultant to The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith.
