Domestic Clocks - European

Allix (C.): Carriage Clocks - Their History and Development
O/P. 484 pages, illustrated, 1974. The best book about the history and manufacture of carriage clocks in France and England and other locations from around the world. This book is essential for understanding carriage clocks and their development. A good copy (bookplate inside front cover) with good dust jacket. (Ref: K437)
Price: £110.00

Aubert (D.): Montres et Horlogers Exceptionnels De La Vallée De Joux Volume I
NEW. 203 pages, illustrated, 1993. The first volume of a detailed history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux area of Switzerland from its origins to the present time. The industry's innovations and achievements are described in detail. This volume includes chapters about Aubert Frères, Emile Lecoultre, François Lecoultre, Charles-Ami Lecoultre-Piguet, astronomical watch Dent No. 32573 and equation watch Breguet No. 4377. [French language] (Ref: N1296)
Price: £67.50

Aubert (D.): Horlogers et Montres Exceptionnels De La Vallée De Joux Volume II
NEW. 215 pages, illustrated, 1997. The second volume of a detailed history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux area of Switzerland from its origins to the present time. The industry's innovations and achievements are described in detail. This second volume includes chapters on musical watches, John-César Piguet, Charles Piguet, Paul Piguet-Capt, Alfred Aubert and Louis-Benjamin Audemars. [French language] (Ref: N1297)
Price: £67.50

Aubert (D.): La Vallée des Montres et des Horlogers exceptionnels Volume III
NEW. 231 pages, illustrated, 2006. The third volume of a detailed history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux area of Switzerland from its origins to the present time. The industry's innovations and achievements are described in detail. This volume includes chapters on Samuel-Oliver Meylan, Louis Piguet, Nicole et Capt and their successors of London and the Joux Valley and Edmond Audemars. [French language] (Ref: N1298)
Price: £50.00

Basanta Campos (J.L.): Relojeros de España Y Portugal Diccionario Bio-Bibliografico
NEW. 261 pages, limited edition of 500 numbered copies, 1995. This is a much enlarged edition of a work first published in 1972 and 1975 and now includes Portugal for the first time. A useful listing of Spanish and Portuguese clockmakers with bibliographies of horological books in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. Card covers. (Ref: N877)

Bergmann (S.): Comtoise-Uhren
NEW. 480 pages, 430 colour illustrations, 2005. An excellent new book, superbly illustrated, about Comtoise clocks (also known as Morbier and Morez clocks) which were produced in the Franche Comté region of France for about 230 years. The book concentrates on the movements and dials, not the cases, and should enable enthusiasts to date their clocks to within a few years. This is the first new book on the Comtoise for many years and even if you do not read German, it's worth having for the illustrations alone. With dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: N989)
Price: £85.00

Blackwell (D.J.): "Vienna Regulators" of Lenzkirch and Lorenz Bob ca. 1870
NEW. 144 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1990. A reprint of the oldest known Lenzkirch catalogue illustrations together with those from a Lorenz Bob catalogue of similar date. This edition has an additional 24 pages showing many early Lenzkirch models not found in the 1870's catalogue. The book includes an introduction, historical essay and suggestions for the care of Vienna regulators, by the author. Soft covers. (Ref: N619)
Price: £10.00

Chavigny (R.): Les Brocot - Une Dynastie D'horlogers
NEW. 224 pages, illustrated, 1991. An interesting history of the Brocot family who are best known for their invention of the Brocot escapement and the Brocot suspension for regulation of pendulum length. Hard back. [French language] (Ref: N656)
Price: £35.00

Claterbos (F.H. Van W.): Viennese Clockmakers and What They Left Us
NEW. 336 pages, 82 figures, 1979. The first 112 pages chart the development of Viennese clocks from 1683 to 1848, including the Empire, Biedermeier and Neo-classical periods. The remainder is a very useful and detailed list of Viennese clockmakers not available elsewhere. The book also has a German-English dictionary of clockmaking terms. With dust jacket. (Ref: N469)
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Price: £45.00

Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
O/P. 394 pages, well illustrated with 427 b&w illustrations and 12 colour plates, 1st edition, 3rd impression, 1986. A magnificent volume, now the standard reference work, about the life and work of Abraham Louis Breguet and his successors. A pristine, unused copy with excellent dust jacket. (Ref: K950)
Price: £150.00

Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-Driven Dutch Clocks & Their Japanese Connections
NEW. 206 pages, illustrated, 1996. The long awaited final volume of Edwardes' work. Five chapters on different types of Dutch clocks and one chapter on Japanese clockmaking and the Dutch influence on it. This is a useful reference book for Dutch and Japanese clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N112)
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Price: £24.99

Fanelli (J.) & Terwilliger (C.): A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks
NEW. 224 pages, illustrated, 1987. An excellent book describing 100 fine carriage clocks (French English, Swiss and Austrian), with each clock illustrated in colour. With dust jacket. (Ref: N408)
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Price: £65.00

Heuer (P.) & Maurice (K.): European Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 334 pages, 730 plates, 1st English edition, 1988. A good pictorial review of English, French, Dutch, Swedish and German pendulum clocks for standing on the floor, placing on a table or hanging on the wall. A well illustrated book showing some fine clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N143)
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Price: £49.95

Holtey (G. von), Scherer (U.B.) & Kagi (A.): Deutschschweizer Uhrmachermeister und ihre Werke vom 14. bis 19. Jahrhundert / Les horlogers de Suisse alémanique et leurs oeuvres du 14e au 19e siècle
NEW. 253 pages, illustrated, 2006. A good new book about clocks from the German speaking areas of Switzerland and their makers. The book is arranged by Canton and lists all known makers and their work with dates where known. [Mostly German language but introduction and chapter preliminaries are also in French language] (Ref: N1347)
Price: £30.00

Kaltenböck (F.): Viennese Timepieces
NEW. 263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993. A comprehensive description of clock and watch production in Vienna from the 17th century up to the second half of the 19th century. This book, which has excellent photographs, has chapters on watches, zappler clocks, bracket clocks, wall clocks, longcase clocks and a listing of Viennese clock and watch makers. For collectors of true Viennese regulators this is the best book on the subject. With dust jacket and slip case. (Ref: N424)
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Price: £44.00

Kochaver (V.): Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century
NEW. 152 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1999. An excellent book on Vienna regulators describing and illustrating 101 examples, with over 150 colour illustrations, from the author's collection. An excellent book on the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N910)
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Price: £42.00

Kochmann (K.): Black Forest Clockmaker and the Cuckoo Clock
NEW. 266 pages, illustrated, reprinted 2005. A detailed study of cuckoo clocks, including notes and diagrams of their mechanisms. The book also has chapters on history, restoration, trademarks and illustrations from several late 19th Century catalogues. Card covers. (Ref: N1424)
Price: £22.00

Kochmann (K.): Clock & Watch Trademark Index of European Origin
NEW. 989 pages, reprinted 2007. This is the latest edition of this essential reference book and the preliminary notes are given in English, French and German. Trademarks are listed/illustrated by country of origin with a complete alphabetical and symbol index at the end. This edition has chapters on electric and electronic clocks (in English, French and German) with a listing of trademarks and patents. Nicely bound with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. (Ref: N722)
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Price: £45.00

Kochmann (K.): Gustav Becker Story 1847 - 1927
NEW. 117 pages, 136 illus., 8th edition, reprinted 2005. A good introduction to the Gustav Becker business which produced 350,000 clocks in 1913 alone! The book tells the history of the firm, provides details of their trademarks and reproduces sales catalogue pages from 1895 and the 1920's and 1930's. Card covers. (Ref: N1425)
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Price: £15.00

Kochmann (K.): Lenzkirch Clock Factory Winterhalder & Hofmeier Clocks
NEW. 136 pages, 175 plates, 3rd edition, 2006. A guide to the history and products of two important German clock factories whose products are now very collectable. Both factories exported many clocks to England and the United States of America. Card covers. (Ref: N1426)
Price: £15.00

Maitzner (F.) & Moreau (J.): Comtoise Clocks - The Morbier, The Morez
NEW. 449 pages, 22 colour plates, 474 b&w photographs, 1st English language edition, 1991. A very good book, the only one in English, about the clocks from the Franche-Comté region of eastern France near the Swiss border. The book opens with a history of Comtoise clocks and their development with details of escapements and striking mechanisms. Many different mechanisms, from many periods, are described and illustrated which will be of great help to restorers. The book concludes with a detailed listing of Franche-Comté makers, a guide to dating clocks from their features and a bibliography. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1064)
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Price: £85.00

Miles (R.H.A.): The Bulle-Clock of Favre-Bulle, a Practical Manual
NEW. 55 pages, illus., 1995. An English translation of a practical manual published by Favre-Bulle circa 1929. The manual describes the design principles of the Bulle electric clock and also the practical aspects of checking, testing and adjusting the movement and the electrical circuit. If you have the clock, you need the book! Soft covers. (Ref: N213)
Price: £12.00

Moreno (R.): José Rodríguez De Losada Vida Y Obra
NEW. 233 pages, well illustrated, a limited edition of 1500 numbered copies, 1995. A detailed study on the life and work of Losada who worked in Spain before moving to London in about 1835. The book has a detailed study of the clocks and watches made by Losada with details of several public clocks in England and Spain. The book has an excellent section on Losada's marine chronometers, including information from the Spanish Navy's archives. With dust jacket. [Spanish language] (Ref: N608)
Price: £85.00

Niehüser (E.): French Bronze Clocks, 1700 - 1830 - A Study of Figural Images
NEW. 267 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white, 1999. An interesting book showing clocks with bronze figures, with the symbolism of each one explained - Gods, Heroes and Muses, Cupid and Venus, Noble Savages and Genre Scenes. The book also has a directory of 1365 documented French bronze clocks with references to the literature where more information can be found. A very useful book if you want to research your clock. With dust jacket. (Ref: N397)
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Price: £65.00

Oechslin (L.): Astronomische Uhren Und Welt-Modelle Der Priestmechaniker Im 18. Jahrhundert
NEW. 2 volumes, about 456 pages in total plus a portfolio of plans, illus., 1996. A very detailed and scholarly study of astronomical clocks produced in the 18th century primarily by educated monks in religious orders.
Volume 1 describes the astronomical observations and how they were modelled by clockmakers to represent the heavens as accurately as possible.
Volume 2 is a catalogue of 29 clocks and orreries by 11 different makers, each illustrated and described with a list of complexities shown on the dial and how they are derived.
The portfolio contains figures showing the layout of the clock trains with wheel and pinion counts. The two volumes each have a dust jacket and the portfolio of plans has heavy boards with cloth spine and blue ribbon ties. An excellent reference book for the serious enthusiast. Limited edition of 550 copies. [German language]. (Ref: N657)
Price: £140.00

Ortenburger (R.): Black Forest Clocks
NEW. 268 pages, illustrated, 1991. An excellent book covering the development of clocks made in the Black Forest over 300 years, illustrated with over 600 different examples. With dust jacket. (Ref: N232)
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Price: £59.95

Ortenburger (R.): Vienna Regulators and Factory Clocks
NEW. 176 pages, well illus., 1990. A useful source for information about Viennese clocks and later clocks in the same style from the German-speaking world from 1780 to 1930. Includes information about Gustav Becker, Junghans, HAC and Lenzkirch factories. With dust jacket. (Ref: N233)
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Price: £32.50

Osterhausen (F. von): Paul Ditisheim Chronometrier
NEW. 134 pages, illustrated, 2003. A detailed biography of the great Swiss Chronometer maker and the watches and chronometers he produced. The book includes details of his chronometers entered for trials at various observatories as well as a guide to the years in which various serial numbers were produced. [French and German language.] (Ref: N1294)
Price: £60.00

Patrizzi (O.): Dictionnaire Des Horlogers Genevois
NEW. 412 pages, 8 colour and 25 b&w illustrations, 1998. A comprehensive work on watchmaking in Geneva, how the trade was organised, and a detailed listing of Geneva watchmakers from the 16th Century to the present day. An important book on all those watchmakers who, in the last five centuries, have made Geneva famous throughout the horological world. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: N918)
Price: £80.00

Plomp (R.): Spring-driven Dutch Pendulum Clocks 1637 - 1710
NEW. 251 pages, 134 clocks illustrated, 1979. A good book showing the early development of Dutch clocks including the exchange of designs between London and Amsterdam. The book includes a chart for dating Hague clocks. With dust jacket, still in its original shrink wrapper. (Ref: N246)
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Price: £85.00

Roberts (D.): Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks
NEW. 368 pages, well illustrated in colour and b&w, 1993. This book is just as useful as Allix's Carriage Clocks but concentrates on the more rare and more decorative items. Several of the better-known English makers each have a chapter devoted to them. A very useful reference book if you are interested in carriage clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N254)
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Price: £70.00

Roberts (D.): Continental and American Skeleton Clocks
NEW. 247 pages, well illustrated, 1989. A good book about European and American skeleton clocks. This and Roberts' book Skeleton Clocks, Britain 1800 - 1914 are the definitive works about this type of clock. With dust jacket. (Ref: N255)
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Price: £55.00

Roberts (D.): Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks
NEW. 288 pages, well illustrated, 1999. Over 300 clocks are illustrated and described with historical explanations and detailed drawings. This is another good book by Derek Roberts and includes chapters on James Cox, Robert-Houdin, Guilmet and others. With dust jacket. (Ref: N256)
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Price: £100.00

Roberts (D.): Precision Pendulum Clocks - France, Germany, America and Recent Advancements
NEW. 288 pages, profusely illustrated, 2004. The third and final book in Derek Roberts' excellent series on precision clocks. This volume includes the work of Berthoud, Janvier, Robin, Breguet, Lepine, Riefler and Strasser & Rohde amongst the European makers plus Seth Thomas, Charles Fasoldt and William Bond and other American makers. The final chapters on the 20th century concentrate on the work of Fedchenko, Professor Hall and Phillip Woodward. All 3 books in the series are essential reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: N432)
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Price: £75.00

Schmid (H.-H.): Lexikon der Deutschen Uhrenindustrie 1850 - 1980
NEW. 674 pages, 2005. A new book which will become the standard reference work on the German industrial watch and clock making industry. The first section of the book is an alphabetical listing of over 2000 firms with trade names, addresses and types of clocks and watches made; trademarks are also illustrated. The second section gives more detailed information on over 300 of the firms listed in section 1. The final part identifies trademarks that show no names or initials, gives a register of trade names and shows some trademarks still to be identified. An essential reference work for German clock and watch enthusiasts. [German language] (Ref: N988)

Thorpe (N.M.): The French Marble Clock
NEW. 277 pages, lots of b&w illustrations, the 2002 reprint of a book first published in 1990. This is the standard work on marble clocks. Most such clocks are French, but English, American and German examples are often found. The book describes the history of the marble clock and what to look for when buying. Other chapters cover the restoration of the French movements, repair and polishing of the marble and slate cases, and the origin and types of marble commonly found. There is a useful appendix on makers and their marks which is helpful for identification purposes. With dust jacket. (Ref: N508)
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Price: £35.00