Hello all. For me, chronographs are getting more and more interesting. Not only am I interested in chronographs, but movements made for them and also non chronograph movements Have got Lang& Meis book, Chronographs Wristwatches, to stop time. Very interesting and a lot of new and for me very good information/help. But, I like to learn more, so any suggestions what to get next? Links on the net is also ok. All help/tip is welcome. Cheers.
This one is likely out of print. I have included the ISBN number so you can search the 'net for it if interested. This book covers complicated watches, including automatics, repeaters, chronographs, etc. It is written for technicians who want to service these types of watches, so it may not be a book that would be aimed particularly at a collector whose interest doesn't include servicing them. But it would be good for a collector who wants to know how these watches operate. COMPLICATED WATCHES AND THEIR REPAIR Donald de Carle Bonanza Books, New York ISBN O-517-29252-1 A quick search here indicates there are two (seemingly) currently for sale. https://ca-en.nicebooks.com/search?q=Complicated Watches, Donald de Carle ISBN 0-517-29252-1 If you are interested in acquiring a copy, and if the two copies listed in the link above are a/ no longer available, or b/ only the expensive copy is still available and you decide not to buy it, I have TWO copies of the book, and would consider making one available at a reasonable price. PM me.
The book " Omega Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz " by forum-member mstanga has about 16 pages about the 861 movement and its parts... https://issuu.com/mstanga/docs
I liked this detailed description of how cal 861 works http://watchprosite.com/page-wf.forumpost/pzt-/wf.responses_bLoB_s-/fi-677/pi-2227327/ti-364597/s-0/ I also like this book, some technical information and a nice overview of some important chronographs http://www.fratellowatches.com/chronographs-for-collectors-book-review/
Marine Chronometers, Its history and Developments, by Rupert Gould, ISBN 978-1-85149-365-4. Its not cheap but it is 500 pages of history and technical drawings that'll make any precision timepiece geek need a long cold shower. Written in the 1920s and reprinted half a dozen years ago with Gould's own notes for a proposed update, its full of great pictures and history as well as a lot of fine detail about how we got where we are with marine chronometers. Quite over the top really......
If there are vintage movements that are of interest to you, you might consider picking up one of the 28 volumes of the Esembl-O-Graf series on chronograph repair. Each volume deals with a certain manufacturer's movements. The series came out in 1949, so obviously they only deal with movements developed before then. Here's a link to a pdf copy of the volume on the Unversal 283, so you can get a feel for what a typical volume covers: http://www.awci.com/wp-content/uploads/watch-tech-guides/universal/283.pdf Or you can pick up the entire series in CD format on eBay: (thanksPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network)
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Thank you. I don't know why i havent found it :-S Will buy it when the seller is back from his holidays
The Esembl-O-Graf books can be found online at archive sites. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha101673084 Downloads may be US only and the link may not be stable. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101673084 My set was missing some volumes Notibly the Val-72C volume. So it was great to find this link. My set was also missing the Universal volumes. I do not have any Universal movements. For theory there is Francois LeCoultre 'A guide to Complicated watches.' I also like the Jenritzki and B. Humbert theory books as well. Lang and Meis coffee table book is practically indispensable as it has an appendix of most movements. Datasheets are also helpful. These can be found at https://watchguy.co.uk/cgi-bin/files?action=documentshttps://watchguy.co.uk/cgi-bin/files?action=documents If one does get De Carle, it will be seen that he 'borrowed' quite a bit from the above books and the serials in the 'Swiss Horologer' trade magazines. Landeron movements are cheap and plentiful. Cases though are few and far between. Get some for practice. They are easy to work on. I have a dozen or so myself.