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COM.ONIXSUITE.9781602393578 03 01 Skyhorse Publishing 01 GCOI 60239100597400 01 SKU 239357 02 1602393575 03 9781602393578 15 9781602393578 11 BC 1 A01 de Carle, Donald Donald de Carle <strong>Donald de Carle</strong> was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute. He contributed to the <em>Encyclopedia Britannica</em> and was the author of many other horological works.<br /> 01 eng 336 00 336 03 03 0 03 553 b/w illustrations ANT010000 01 The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to write <em>Practical Watch Repairing</em> in 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't read." With over 550 instructional black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, this book achieves and surpasses that lofty mission, and has been touted as "the best illustrated book on practical horology" (<em>Horological Journal</em>) ever written. For the readers in his audience, de Carle has provided well-informed discourse on every topic a watchmaker, or aspiring watchmaker, needs to know. With <em>Practical Watch Repairing</em>, even a layman can become a watch-repair specialist.<br /> 02 Horology expert Donald de Carle reveals how to repair and adjust the modern... 04 03 72 01 http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/resources/titles/60239100597400/images/60239100597400L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/resources/titles/60239100597400/images/60239100597400S.jpg http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/book/?GCOI=60239100597400 Skyhorse Publishing 01 Skyhorse Publishing 04 20080917 02 AS GU MP PH PR US VI 03 ROW 01 0.898398 in 02 0.6089142 in 03 099822 in 07 6300065 National Book Company, Inc. http://www.wwnorton.com 02 WORLD 02 Y 20 20080917 24 01 02 LONG 02 14.95 USD