Name: Bench Practices for Watch Repairers
Price: 29.49 EUR
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Author: Henry B. Fried
ISBN: 9781684222483

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Henry B. Fried

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

276

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781684222483

Synopsis "Bench Practices for Watch Repairers "

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.

Henry B. Fried

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Henry B. Fried (1907–1996) was a renowned American watchmaker, author, and educator, considered one of the most influential figures in 20th century watchmaking. He worked for decades as a watch repairer and wrote extensively about the technique and art of watchmaking. He authored several classic books, such as The Watch Repairer's Manual, which are still used as references in watchmaker training. Fried also contributed articles to specialized magazines and was an instructor at the Horological Society of New York. His work helped standardize repair practices and preserve traditional knowledge of mechanical watchmaking. In recognition of his legacy, he was inducted into the National Watch and Clock Museum's Hall of Fame.

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