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The Construction of a Simple but Mechanically Perfect Watch

by
Moritz Grossmann


Translated by
Richard Watkins
Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
Published by the translator
January, 2001
First edition, January 2001
© Copyright 2001, Richard Watkins.

This book may be reproduced without permission provided that it is reproduced in its entirety without any changes and it is distributed free of any charges.

Translator's Preface		iv
Chapter I	Introductory remarks	1
Chapter II	The frame	3
Chapter III	The barrel and mainspring	7
Chapter IV	Clickwork	9
Chapter V	Stopwork	10
Chapter VI	The train	14
Chapter VII	Motion work	18
Chapter VIII	The escapement	20
Chapter IX	Case fitting	22
Chapter X	Jewelling	24
Chapter XI	The fusee	26
Chapter XII	Keyless winding	30

If you would prefer to read the book offline, you could download the entire book from Richard Watkin's website at:

http://www.watkinsr.id.au/

(Mark Headrick's Horology Page: 2001)