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I’ve looked through this from the librar(ies) several times, but I finally have my own copy. From a library, ironically enough. Excellent condition! With the dust cover!

I shall commit it to memory (no, I won’t!) tonight. Or, read a bit of it... like visiting with an old friend!

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Hi Companion books from Donald De Carl are  :-

Clock and watch repairing and Practical clock repairing 

Watch repairing is a second edition 1953

clock and watch repairing  second edition 1981  ISBN 0-7091-9436-6

clock repairing  dated 1951     ISBN 7198 0000 5

all contain valuable information for sure.

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Hi Found another on the shelf  

De Carles,   Watch  and Clock Encyclopedia    ISBN 7198 0060 This book is a reference book, Again full of interesting information    Its a must. another is

Watch and Clockmakers Handbook      Dictionary and Guide    by F J  Britten

ISBN 1-85149-192      90000       a very interesting book.

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39 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Companion books from Donald De Carl are  :-

Clock and watch repairing and Practical clock repairing 

Watch repairing is a second edition 1953

clock and watch repairing  second edition 1981  ISBN 0-7091-9436-6

clock repairing  dated 1951     ISBN 7198 0000 5

all contain valuable information for sure.

If you're after the De Carle library you definitely need to add;

"Practical Watch Adjusting And Springing"  - ISBN-13 : 978-0719800504

"Complicated Watches And Their Repair" - ISBN 7198 0090 0

Both excellent reference material at the next level on.

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This one:

"Complicated Watches And Their Repair" - ISBN 7198 0090 0

Is on my radar now. Some of the others I hadn't heard of, so thank you for that.

His earlier work was "tales from the watchmaker's bench" or something like that...

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