‘COMPLICATED ‘WATCHES AND THEIR REPAIR‘Author's additonal books Waren aNo Ctock ENCYCLOPAEDIA Practica WATCH REPAIRING Pracricat, CLOCK REPAIRING \Warcrwanens’ ano CLOCKMAKERS’ ENCYCLOPAEDIA Wri rie WarcHMAKeR At THE DENCH Brine Tie “Tue Warcinacen's LATHE AND How To Use It Pracricat. WATCH ADIUSTHENT (Crocs ao THEIR VALUE COMPLICATED WATCHES and Their Repair by DONALD DE CARLE, F.BHL Medalist British Hovotopical Institute: Lineman, Wont Conpay of Cckaba Chatman, Desh Hosoi Iasi, 136-7 Mlustrations by E. A. AYRES, FBI, BONANZA BOOKS, NEW YORKFiat publihed seria in HOROLOGICAL JOURNAL Fiat impresion 1936 Focsnie reprint 3977 Copyright © MCMLVI and MCMLXXVII by Donald de Carle and NAG Lid. ‘i conjunction with Northwood Publications Lid Allright reserved “This edition is published by Bonanza Books, ‘s division of Crown Publishers, In. by arrangement with NAG Prev Lid abedetgh BONANZA 1979 EDITION ‘Manufactured in he United Sats of America {itr of Congress CatogogiaPbietion Data De Cate, Dona “Complicated watches and hee repair. Thcdes index {Clocks nd Watches—Repating and adjusting 1 ‘ssd7D373_ 1979 6Y-114028 ——79-13897 ISBN: 0:517-29282-1 PREFACE Compiced watches have always been interesting tthe ensastic forolgst bu nw the need to understand some complicated watches af tea as ecm day ees ih he iereaingprodcin of automatic wachs,chronoar and 10a leser extent, clear aches, the redo desta seek work has Become na The aim nhs book hasbeen to make the mork as raghfonvard as sible with no ambigly, and Yo then te strains ee Pep ‘tons of special made pen and draings he predominance pve fo outomaric wach the Bock is inevitable ‘for tro resos: ont, becowe there isan wil Be on err ince imnber of uch watches pang trough The morksogs Jor seri and, secondly, becuse here art 30 many aiferem syns. Wheres tmodtn chronograph nd repeaters are ondamenal ihe same, alt OF mai hae eid hing ifr oe er tay be assumed by sme tht the repair of complicated watches ls “fal when in fact ents Iti of couse esenia for the eats man to have a sound knowledge and some experience of ordna’y watches, ther than this, ea cre and ome thought wil enrresccese here ‘resume acts which is necessary forthe begine ia complicated work tobe fught and frst is book lf thet ned ‘My sincere thnks are due 10 Mr Efe Aves fr is lid cox operation wth such excelent dranng, and vo br D8. Toten fo 9 Saray renting the profs ofthe book, Metis. Pack Piiope wllngy and courteously placed a mamer of ilasrtons a my dpe ind thanks are eipecialy duet them forthe excel poogapls of ‘ew perpetual clear watch which they had made special Jor the lhe i ore 0 ete preparing the coe fs My thanks ae als due othe many Swit and American manafcarers who to kindly helped witha and ofematon D. de CARLE.