W. J. Gazeley's Clock and Watch Escapements is widely regarded as a classic horological text. Basing the book on a lifetime's experience in the clock and watch-making trade, the author provides detailed instructions for making all types of escapements and for the location and correction of faults.
Clock and Watch Escapements has proved invaluable to all who are interested in the mechanism of clocks and watches, both the crafts person responsible for the upkeep and repair and the collector seeking information about their history,
Clock and Watch Escapements naturally falls into two parts. Part 1, Clock Escapements, covers the verge escapement, the recoil escapement, the dead-head escapement, the gravity escapement, and the chronometer dead-beat escapement. Part 2, Watch Escapements, deals with the verge escapement, the Mudge remontoire escapement, the cylinder escapement, the virgule escapement, the duplex escapement, the chronometer escapement, the depth tool, and polishing.
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