The Watch Book 的第二卷在成功和全面的早期卷的基础上推出了一本关于手表的附加功能和改进的精美插图书。几个世纪以来,所谓的“复杂功能”——机械时计除了显示小时、分钟和秒之外的任何功能——都体现了精细机械制表的至高无上的荣耀。其中古早的是闹钟和日历机芯。几个世纪以来,月相显示也为人所知。引人注目的机芯可以被认为是复杂和技术复杂的附加功能,而主要由手工完成的镂空等精加工技术也是高级制表艺术的特征。这本由钟表专家和历史学家 Gisbert L. Brunner 绘制的精美插图书致力于介绍机械时计的高级功能、它们的历史发展和特殊技术特征。本书涵盖的主题包括: 指针和数字;春天;天文显示(月相等);潮汐;双平衡;闹钟;高度/深度测量;骨骼化。
Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements. Moon phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking movements can be considered among the most complex and technically elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as skeletonizing, which is mainly done by hand, also characterize the high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner is dedicated to advanced functions of mechanical timepieces, their historical development and special technical features. Topics covered in this book include: Hands and numerals; Spring; Astronomical display (moon phases etc.); Tides; Double balance; Alarm clock; Altitude/depth measurement; Skeletonisation.
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