Watchmaker Society
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Watchmaker Society
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Author : Randy Elstrott
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-02
Watchmaker Society written by Randy Elstrott and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02 with Fiction categories.
Watchmaker Society
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Author : Randy Elstrott
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-02-04
Watchmaker Society written by Randy Elstrott and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-04 with Fiction categories.
"It was late August 2005. A newly generated hurricane named Katrina had just passed over the lower Florida peninsula and turned southward into the gulf loop current. Houston-based paleontologist Christopher Desturlow was called to New Orleans to identify an unusual animal caught in a Louisiana shrimper’s net. Through a serendipitous brush with a young deckhand from the shrimper’s boat, Desturlow learned that the events that brought him to southeast Louisiana, just in time for the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina, were part of an elaborate hoax. The source of the hoax was a powerful scientifi c organization that in practice, very much resembled a religious cult. Desturlow was the target of their schemes. The offensive from this science cult rendered him nearly hopeless in his struggle to save his own life, but he was stunned and energized to learn that the ultimate purpose of their intrusions was to hi-jack the tenets of the modern theory of evolution, and completely commandeer the life of his own eight year old daughter. Laced with hurricane drama, demonic movement, scientifi c debate, and the most beautiful, historic, and interesting settings in Southeast Louisiana, Watchmaker Society is a novel that offers an honest look at the Intelligent Design/Evolution debate through the metaphysical lens of the 1858 co-founder of evolution theory; Alfred R. Wallace."
Hands Of Time
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Author : Rebecca Struthers
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-04-27
Hands Of Time written by Rebecca Struthers and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-27 with History categories.
'5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.' TELEGRAPH 'A rattling, wonderful read.' OBSERVER 'Every page glitters' SPECTATOR 'Mesmerising' NEW STATESMAN 'An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.' STEPHEN FRY 'Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off' JAY BLADES 'An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL 'Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant' LARA MAIKLEM A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ______________________ In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents. The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelled the world with us, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, and even to the Moon. They regulate our daily lives and have sculpted the social and economic development of society in surprising and dramatic ways. From her workshop bench, Rebecca explores the ways in which timekeeping has indelibly shaped our attitudes to work, leisure, trade, politics, exploration and mortality, and introduces us to some extraordinary devices, each with their own story to tell. Hands of Time is an intricate exploration of the history, science, philosophy, and craft of timekeeping.
Bench Practices For Watch Repairers
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Author : Henry B. Fried
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-09
Bench Practices For Watch Repairers written by Henry B. Fried and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-09 with categories.
2018 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. This work is quite rare in the original and expensive even in the later reprint. We reprint the original edition of 1954. Chapters on Hairspring Practices, Jeweling, Repairing Pins, Dial Repairs, Repairing Hollow Center Pinions and much more. Later reprint has slightly different title page but same content. Mr. Fried wrote 14 books, many pamphlets and hundreds of articles on horology, the science of timepieces. He taught and lectured on horology, was an industry consultant and illustrated his own books. He was a consultant for Random House Dictionary and the Merriam Webster Dictionary. He was president of the New York City Horological Society and the New York State Watchmakers Association. He was also vice president of the old Horological Institute of America and was the first American to receive the Silver Medal of the British Horological Institute. For decades, he was the watchmaker whom others consulted on the really challenging cases, a fact he attributed in part to his "tweezer skills." While he received just about every honor imaginable in his field, the one he got last fall meant more than most: A clock tower at the new world headquarters of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute near Cincinnati was dedicated in his honor.
A Grand Complication
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Author : Stacy Perman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-19
A Grand Complication written by Stacy Perman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-19 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Hands Of Time
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Author : Rebecca Struthers
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2023-06-13
Hands Of Time written by Rebecca Struthers and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
"A hugely entertaining achievement." –Esquire “An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists." – Wall Street Journal "As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy.” –Simon Winchester, author of The Perfectionists and Land An award-winning watchmaker—one of the few practicing the art in the world today—chronicles the invention of time through the centuries-long story of one of mankind’s most profound technological achievements: the watch. Timepieces have long accompanied us on our travels, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the arctic to the sands of the deserts, outer space to the surface of the moon. The watch has sculpted the social and economic development of modern society; it is an object that, when disassembled, can give us new insights both into the motivations of inventors and craftsmen of the past, and, into the lives of the people who treasured them. Hands of Time is a journey through watchmaking history, from the earliest attempts at time-keeping, to the breakthrough in engineering that gave us the first watch, to today – where the timepieces hold cultural and historical significance beyond what its first creators could have imagined. Acclaimed watchmaker Rebecca Struthers uses the most important watches throughout history to explore their attendant paradigm shifts in how we think about time, indeed how we think about our own humanity. From an up-close look at the birth of the fakes and forgeries industry which marked the watch as a valuable commodity, to the watches that helped us navigate trade expeditions, she reveals how these instruments have shaped how we build and then consequently make our way through the world. A fusion of art and science, history and social commentary, this fascinating work, told in Struthers’s lively voice and illustrated with custom line drawings by her husband and fellow watchmaker Craig, is filled with her personal observations as an expert watchmaker—one of the few remaining at work in the world today. Horology is a vast subject—the “study of time.” This compelling history offers a fresh take, exploring not only these watches within their time, but the role they played in human development and the impact they had on the people who treasured them.
All In Good Time
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Author : George Daniels
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-29
All In Good Time written by George Daniels and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
All in Good Time is the remarkable story of George Daniels (1926-2011), the master craftsman, who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. Daniels stands alone in modern times as the inventor of the revolutionary co-axial escapement, the first substantial advance in portable mechanical timekeeping over the lever escapement, which has dominated ever since its invention in 1759. Daniels's love of mechanics embraced not only the minute, however - he was also a passionate collector and driver of historic motorcars. This revised and expanded edition of his autobiography also contains a new section that illustrates and discusses over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself made over the years. Witness here the triumph of intelligence, ingenuity, matchless skill and singularity of purpose over the most unpromising of beginnings.
The Watch Repairer S Manual
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Author : Henry Fried
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11
The Watch Repairer S Manual written by Henry Fried and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
As "The New York Times" wrote after his death, Henry B. Fried was "widely acknowledged as the dean of American watchmakers." In the revised, 1961 edition of his classic book "The Watch Repairer's Manual, " reprinted here, Fried addresses topics important to contemporary watch repairers, such as self-winding watches, waterproofing, calendar watches, alarm wristwatches, and chronographs. "The Watch Repairer's Manual" also includes a fine visual dictionary of exploded views in isometric, which are very helpful for ordering watch parts. One of the few modern books available on the techniques of watch repair and certainly the most esteemed, "The Watch Repairer's Manual" is outstanding for its sequence of presentation and its many useful illustrations, including enlarged details of alarm and self-winding watches. The consummate craftsman and master of details, Fried himself created the illustrations. From teaching others, Fried has learned that if you have a good understanding of how and why the mechanisms work, you will become better at fixing any problems you face-often without needing to consult a book. "The Watch Repairer's Manual" provides: - Helpful background material, such as full descriptions of the main divisions of the modern watch mechanisms, including the purpose and function of each unit. - Complete directions for cleaning and overhauling a watch movement for casing. - A section devoted to general repairs and troubleshooting. For anyone interested in watch repair, this volume will serve as a working manual, a reference manual, and even a course of study. Assuming little previous knowledge on the part of the reader, Fried provides complete and clear detail on each operation. "The Watch Repairer's Manual" should be of great value to the student, hobbyist, watch collector, and instrument maker. Henry B. Fried wrote and illustrated 14 books, many pamphlets, and hundreds of articles on horology, the science of timepieces. The first American to receive the Silver Medal of the British Horological Institute, he served as president of the New York City Horological Society and the New York State Watchmakers Association and vice president of the old Horological Institute of America. He taught and lectured on horology and served as an industry consultant. He also was a consultant for the "Random House Dictionary" and the "Merriam-Webster Dictionary."
The Watchmaker And His Family
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
The Watchmaker And His Family written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with categories.
The Horological Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Horological Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Clocks and watches categories.