{"product_id":"9781626549982","title":"The Watch Repairer's Manual","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e wrote after his death, Henry B. Fried was \"widely acknowledged as the dean \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof American watchmakers.\" In the revised, 1961 edition of his classic book \u003ci\u003eThe Watch Repairer's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManual, reprinted here, Fried addresses topics important to contemporary watch repairers, such as \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eself-winding watches, waterproofing, calendar watches, alarm wristwatches, and chronographs. \u003ci\u003eThe Watch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepairer's Manual also includes a fine visual dictionary of exploded views in isometric, which are very \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelpful for ordering watch parts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the few modern books available on the techniques of watch repair and certainly the most esteemed, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watch Repairer's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e is outstanding for its sequence of presentation and its many useful \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eillustrations, including enlarged details of alarm and self-winding watches. The consummate craftsman and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emaster of details, Fried himself created the illustrations. From teaching others, Fried has learned that if \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou have a good understanding of how and why the mechanisms work, you will become better at fixing any \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproblems you face-often without needing to consult a book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watch Repairer's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e provides: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Helpful background material, such as full descriptions of the main divisions of the modern watch mechanisms, \u003cbr\u003eincluding the purpose and function of each unit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Complete directions for cleaning and overhauling a watch movement for casing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- A section devoted to general repairs and troubleshooting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone interested in watch repair, this volume will serve as a working manual, a reference manual, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand even a course of study. Assuming little previous knowledge on the part of the reader, Fried provides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomplete and clear detail on each operation. \u003ci\u003eThe Watch Repairer's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e should be of great value to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe student, hobbyist, watch collector, and instrument maker. Henry B. Fried wrote and illustrated 14 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooks, many pamphlets, and hundreds of articles on horology, the science of timepieces. The first American \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto receive the Silver Medal of the British Horological Institute, he served as president of the New York \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity Horological Society and the New York State Watchmakers Association and vice president of the old \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorological Institute of America. He taught and lectured on horology and served as an industry consultant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also was a consultant for the \u003ci\u003eRandom House Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMerriam-Webster Dictionary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052480577776,"sku":"9781626549982","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626549982_p0.jpg?v=1763865389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626549982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}