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Abbott (H.G.): The Watch Factories of America
NEW. 145 pages, 50 illustrations, 1981. A reprint of a book first published in 1888 which claimed to be "a complete history of watchmaking in America from 1809 to 1888 inclusive, with sketches of the lives of celebrated American watchmakers and organisers". Card covers, some copies with slight fading to covers.
(Ref: N2111)
Price: £15.00

Abeler (J.): Meister der Uhrmacherkunst
NEW. 656 pages, 2nd edition, 2010. This new edition of the standard work on German speaking clockmakers (from Germany, Austria, Switzerland) contains information on 20,000 clock and watch makers. As well as the biographical data many entries include information about the items made and a few include serial numbers and date. This edition has 6,000 more names listed, plus revisions and corrections, compared to the 1st edition. [German language] (Ref: N2292)
Price: £90.00

Alft (E.C.) & Briska (W.H.): Elgin Time: A History of the Elgin National Watch Company 1864 - 1968
NEW. 120 pages, illustrated, 2003. A good history of the Elgin Company with lots of information about the company, its products and the people who made them. Hardback with gilt tooled cover. (Ref: N1421)
Price: £38.50

Alpern (A.) & O'Gorman (J.F.): Catalogue of the Andrew Alpern Collection of Drawing Instruments
NEW. xxi + 133 pages, illustrated, 2010. An excellent, well illustrated catalogue of 129 sets of English, European and American drawing instruments made over the last 300 years. This will be a very useful reference book for those wishing to put a date to sets of instruments and to identify their makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2428)
Price: £43.00

[American Waltham Watch Co.]: Materials
NEW. 112 pages, illus., 1971. A reprint of the American Waltham Watch Company's watch materials catalogue for 1885 with prices. The catalogue claims to identify every part of every watch then in production. Card covers. (Ref: N1330)
Price: £12.00

Andrewes (W.J.H.) (Editor): The Quest for Longitude
NEW. 437 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1998. This is a valuable, learned volume, being a record of the contributions to the Longitude Symposium held at Harvard University in 1993. The symposium was held to commemorate John Harrison's birth 300 years before, and is the best contribution to understanding Harrison and time keeping at sea since Quill's book, John Harrison, the Man who found Longitude, was published in 1966. As well as information about marine timekeepers by Harrison, Earnshaw, Mudge and Arnold the book covers Harrison's wooden and brass regulators. With dust jacket. (Ref: N8)
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[Ansonia]: The Ansonia Clock Company Catalogue 1894
NEW. 168 pages, illustrated, a modern facsimile reprint. A useful guide to Ansonia clocks being sold in 1894 when the company had offices in New York, Chicago and London. The catalogue illustrates alarm clocks, carriage, mantel and table clocks, wall clocks and tallcase clocks as well as marble clocks, other clocks, bronzes and candelabra. Every item is priced, many under 10 US dollars! Card covers. (Ref: N721)
Price: £15.00

[Ansonia]: The Ansonia Clock Company Catalogue1906 - 1907
NEW. 213 pages, a facsimile reprint published in 1988. A useful guide to Ansonia clocks being sold in 1906 when the company had offices in New York, Chicago and London. The catalogue illustrates alarm clocks, carriage, mantel and table clocks, wall clocks and tallcase clocks as well as marble clocks, other clocks, bronzes and candelabra. Every item is priced, many under 10 US dollars! Card covers. (Ref: N1422)
Price: £15.00

Ashby (T.) & Ashby (P.): Making Wooden Clock Cases
NEW. 222 pages, figs., reprinted 2003. This book contains detailed and dimensioned drawings for making 23 clock cases in traditional styles. Card covers. (Ref: N2208)
Price: £20.00

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: £105.00

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: £105.00

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: £80.00

Aveni (A.): Empires of Time - Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures
NEW. 371 pages, illustrated, paperback edition, 2000. A detailed account of early time reckoning, the western calendar, time in tribal societies, Maya timekeeping, the Incas, the Aztecs, the Chinese calendar and much more. Paperback. (Ref: N1824)
Price: £8.00

Bacon (D.H.): Watchmaking in Llangollen by Robert Hughes - a Genuine late-Nineteenth Century Welsh Watch Manufacturer
NEW. 111 pages, illustrated, 2000. A detailed study of the business of Robert Hughes, based on original documents and record books, which manufactured and retailed watches in the second half of the 19th century. The book shows the difficulty faced by British manufacturers caused by large scale importation of low cost watches. With dust jacket. (Ref: N394)
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Price: £27.00

Baddeley (J.): Nautical Antiques and Collectables
NEW. 160 pages, illustrated, 1993. A good introduction to ship models, navigation instruments, ship fixtures and fittings, marine arts and crafts, ship portraits and ocean liner artefacts. The book also has chapters on caring for marine collectables and a guide to maritime collections open to the public. With dust jacket. (Ref: N519)
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Price: £35.00

Baker (G.L.): Seven Tales of the Pendulum
NEW. 227 pages, illustrated, 2011. This book is an accessible description of the science of the pendulum and related historical and cultural matters. Written for the non-technical reader this book is based on the author's previous book The Pendulum - A Case Study in Physics. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2492)
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Baker (G.L.) & Blackburn (J.A.): The Pendulum - a Case Study in Physics
NEW. 288 pages, text figures, 2005. A unique and comprehensive book containing all the facts about pendulums from a scientific viewpoint but also with a historical and cultural context. The book analyses simple pendulums, compound pendulums, torsion pendulums and the Foucault pendulum to name a few. The use of the pendulum by Cavendish to determine the density of the earth in 1798 and the use of a torsion pendulum by Coulomb when studying electrostatics in 1784 are both documented. A detailed technical study, which includes a chapter on 'The Pendulum Clock', but also has chapters on 'The Chaotic Pendulum' and the 'Quantum Pendulum' which will blow the mind! This is the hardback edition. (Ref: N875)
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Baker (P.H.J.): Early Lancashire Watch Fusee Engines
NEW. [24 pages], 35 figs., 1994. An important paper, an offprint from Antiquarian Horology, on 18th century fusee engines including those by John Wyke of Liverpool. Card covers. (Ref: N1791)
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Balfour (M.): Cult Watches - The World's Enduring Classics
NEW. 192 pages, illustrated, 2007. A lavishly illustrated book about 30 of the most famous and most collectable wrist watch designs from 27 of the leading makers. The book starts with the 'Royal Oak' model by Audemars Piguet, includes the Cartier 'Tank' watch, the Jaeger LeCoultre 'Reverso' and ends with the 'Toledo' by Vacheron Constantin. An informative book for collectors and investors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1509)
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Ball (R.W.D.): American Shelf and Wall Clocks: A Pictorial History for Collectors
NEW. 272 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1999. An important historical guide illustrated by photographs of over 1250 American wall and shelf clocks, each with a detailed description. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1886)
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Price: £55.00

Banfield (E.): Antique Barometers: An Illustrated Survey
NEW. 149 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A new enlarged edition which is a comprehensive introduction to the English domestic barometer. Card covers. (Ref: N19)
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Banfield (E.): Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660 - 1900
NEW. 246 pages, a few illustrations, 2000. A very useful listing of barometer makers and reailers. Also useful for dating Victorian clocks and scientific instruments sold by the same retailers after 1850. Soft covers. (Ref: N20)
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Banfield (E.): Barometers - Aneroid and Barographs
NEW. 151 pages, 130 illus., reprinted 1996. The history of domestic, marine and mountain barometers, barographs, storm glasses, and weather houses. With dust jacket. (Ref: N21)
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Banfield (E.): Barometers - Stick or Cistern Tube
NEW. 246 pages, 296 illus. First published 1985, reprinted 1996. The history and development of the stick barometer including domestic marine, station, Fitzroy and angle barometers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N22)
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Banfield (E.): Barometers - Wheel or Banjo
NEW. 150 pages, 165 illustrations, 1985 reprinted 1999. The history and development of wheel barometers from 1663 to about 1900. With dust jacket. (Ref: N23)
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Banfield (E.): The Banfield Family Collection of Barometers
NEW. 9 pages of text, 313 photographs, 14 pages of descriptions. A well illustrated survey of a large collection of barometers and barographs of all types. Each item is described and an estimate of date given. Card covers. (Ref: N426)
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Banfield (E.): The Italian Influence on English Barometers from 1780
NEW. 160 pages, 193 illustrations, 1993. A detailed investigation on the origins and background of the early Italian migrant barometer makers, with chapters on important makers including Negretti & Zambra. Soft covers. (Ref: N427)
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Barrow (C.): The Pocket Watch: Restoration, Maintenance and Repair
NEW. 190 pages, 92 figures, 2nd edition, 2011. A practical guide to cleaning and repairing pocket watches, using as examples six of the most typical types of watch from a period spanning the late 18th century to the early 20th century. The author takes the intelligent enthusiast through the cleaning and repair process, and aims to equip the reader with a sound basic knowledge of the process and all the tools and materials required. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1906)
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Price: £18.99

Barrow (C.): The Verge Pocket Watch It's History, Development and Maintenance
NEW. 171 pages, 99 illustrations, 2011. A concise guide for the enthusiastic amateur on the history of the verge watch and the cleaning and repair of a variety of English and Continental verge movements. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2543)
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Basha (Z.): Jaeger-LeCoultre - a Guide for the Collector
NEW. 204 pages, illustrated, revised first edition, 2008. A brief history of Jaeger-LeCoultre and a comprehensive guide to the wristwatches produced. Over 140 vintage watches are described and illustrated in great detail including movement calibres, case references, production figures and repair notes. With dust jacket.

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(Ref: N1936)
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Price: £100.00

Bauer (B.): The Sextant Handbook - Adjustment, Repair, Use and History
NEW. 189 pages, figures, 2nd edition, 1995. Written for the mariner, this book is also of use to scientific instrument enthusiasts as it has a brief history of the sextant followed by details of how to use and adjust it. Paperback. (Ref: N2163)
Price: £12.99

Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400 - 1850
NEW. 212 pages, 34 plates, portrait, folding map, 3rd edition, 1989. This is a reprint of the second edition with a new introduction by A.V. Simcock and a new enlarged index which contains some additional information about the clockmakers. This book is essential reading if you are interested in the clocks and clockmakers of this county. Card covers. (Ref: N28)
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Price: £20.00

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

Berner (G.-A.): Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology / Dictionnaire Professionnel Illustré de L'Horlogerie I & II
NEW. 1155 pages plus indices, illustrated, 2002. An illustrated dictionary with 4790 entries, 690 sub-entries and 948 illustrations, each item is described in French, German, English and Spanish, with indices for each language. The I & II in the title refer to the original edition published in 1961 and its supplement published in 1995 which are combined together in this single volume. A very useful book, essential when trying to understand clock and watch books written in another language.

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(Ref: N2427)
Price: £220.00

Bertele (H. von): Marine and Pocket Chronometers, Their History and Development
NEW. 310 pages plus 8 page bibliography, 350 items illustrated, 1991. This is the English edition of a book first published in Germany. The illustrations are excellent and the book is recommended to all those interested in chronometers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N36)
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Price: £95.00

Berthoud (M.F.); Seymour (L.) Translator: How to Manage and Regulate Clocks and Watches
NEW. 81 pages, 1999. A modern translation by Lawrence Seymour of Berthoud's classic publication of 1759 - L'art de conduire et de régler les pendules et les montres: à l'usage de ceux qui n'ont aucune connoissance d'horlogerie. This was probably the first owners' manual for watch and clock owners and provides an insight into looking after domestic clocks in the 18th century. Card covers. (Ref: N883)
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Betts (J.): Harrison
NEW. 96 pages, over 60 illustrations, enlarged edition, 2007. An excellent book explaining the longitude problem and the life and work of John Harrison. Harrison's early clocks, the Brocklesby Park clock, the precision pendulum clocks, the R.A.S. regulator and the marine timekeepers H1 to H4 are all illustrated and discussed. Also illustrated is a sketch by Harrison of his 'lesser watch' which may have been made but has never been found. Card covers with dust jacket. (Ref: N2268)
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Betts (J.): Time Restored The Harrison timekeepers and R. T. Gould, the man who knew (almost) Everything
NEW. 464 pages, 61 illustrations, 2006, reprinted 2007. An interesting new biography of Lt Cdr Rupert Gould, the author of The Marine Chronometer, written with the cooperation of his family and with access to his diaries. Gould, best known for his chronometer book and the rescue and restoration of John Harrison's timekeepers, wrote, lectured and broadcast on several subjects. A well researched and written book which I can thoroughly recommend. With dust jacket. (Ref: N995)
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Price: £39.50

Bielefeld (C-U.): Elektrik an Handgelenk 1956 bis 2006
NEW. 635 pages, about 3000 illustrations, 2007. The history and technology of the electric wristwatch from 1956 to 2006 - 50 years of electrical and electronic watches. A comprehensive illustrated register of the makes and models produced in the last 50 years, with short histories of the larger companies. [German language] (Ref: N1809)
Price: £85.00

Biolchini (G.): Westclox®: An Identification and Price Guide
NEW. 190 pages, 488 colour photographs, 2003. This detailed collectors book identifies hundreds of Westclox clocks, pocket watches and wristwatches produced between 1885 and 1980. Westclox was the largest manufacturer of alarm clocks in the world from 1920 to 1980 and this book has information about production dates, styles, colours, shapes, and features. Card covers. (Ref: P1900)
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Bion (M.): The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments
NEW. 325 pages, 30 plates, 2nd edition, 1995. A facsimile reprint of the English edition of Bion's famous work, translated and supplemented by Edmund Stone and originally published in 1758. An excellent book for researching slide rules, drawing instruments, surveying instruments, telescopes, microscopes, sun dials and more. A good quality reprint, nicely cloth bound, with gilt lettering and tooling to spine. (Ref: N1796)
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Bird (C.): Metamec The Clockmaker Dereham
NEW. 382 pages, illustrated, 2003. Metamec of East Dereham in Norfolk, made a wide range of domestic clocks in the second half of the 20th century. This is a history of the firm, written whilst those with first hand knowledge of the business are still alive. The book has many photographs and details of the models Metamec made - at the height of their success they employed 1,000 people and were making 25,000 clocks a week! With dust jacket. (Ref: N395)
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Price: £21.00

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

Borer (A.) & de Pesloüan (G.L.): Richard Mille
NEW. 240 pages, 200 colour and 22 b&w illustrations, 2010. A stunning photographic survey of the beautiful wristwatches created in Switzerland by Richard Mille, whose timepieces are instantly recognisable by the use of high-tech materials and incredible design. Richard Mille is a contemporary master of the art, and this book celebrates his craft. [English & French language]
(Ref: P2210)
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Price: £90.00

Branston (A.) & Eisel (J.C.): Herefordshire Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 207 pages, illus., 2005. An excellent book, the first to have any detailed information about this county. The major part of the book is an alphabetic listing of makers, their journeymen and apprentices together with detailed descriptions of some notable clocks. There is also a listing of makers by town and a listing of church clocks in the county. With dust jacket. (Ref: N699)
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Braun (D.S.): Comic Character Wristwatches
NEW. 160 pages, 387 colour photographs, 2001. The Ingersoll-Waterbury Company introduced the first "Mickey Mouse®" comic character wristwatch in 1933 and thus inspired thousands of other comic character watches. This book includes advertising and movie promotion watches, as well as contemporary comic characters. Most of the watches represented were manufactured between 1970-2000. An interesting new area for collectors. Card covers. (Ref: P1903)
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Bray (S.): Metalworking Tools and Techniques
NEW. 176 pages, 200 illus., reprinted 2008. An excellent book explaining and illustrating the basic skills for marking out, drilling, tapping, shaping, joining, and filing. Use of the lathe and its accessories is included as well as sharpening tools and setting up a workshop. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1919)
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Bray (S.): Milling
NEW. 176 pages, well illustrated, 2004. A good guide to buying and setting up a milling machine, using the milling table, holding the work, cutters and cutter holding, cutting fluids, division etc. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1920)
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Price: £19.95

Breguet (E.): Breguet, Watchmakers Since 1775 - the Life and Legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 - 1823)
NEW. 387 pages, illustrated, 2nd English language edition, 2001. The book's subtitle - the life and legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 - 1823) tells us what to expect. This is a good history of the business from its beginnings to its take over by the Swatch Group in 1999. In deluxe box, as issued.

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(Ref: N532)
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Price: £220.00

Brittain (A.) & Morton (P.): Engraving on Precious Metals
NEW. 228 pages, 257 figures, reprinted 2009. A good guide to all aspects of hand engraving with chapters on tools and equipment, engraving letters and monograms, as well as polishing, erasing and restoring surfaces. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2319)
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Britton (F.J.): The Escapements: Their Action, Construction and Proportion
NEW. 66 pages, 21 figs., reprinted 2004. This small book, originally published in 1904, describes the anchor, cylinder, chronometer, deadbeat, duplex, lever, pin pallet, pinwheel and verge escapements. Card covers. [Note: the spelling of the author’s name - ‘Britton’ - this is how the American publisher spelt it in 1904. I assume it’s actually by F.J. Britten?]. (Ref: N1308)
Price: £7.50

Brookes (A.) & Stanier (M.): Cambridge Sundials
NEW. [56 pages], 29 colour plates, [published 1991]. A description of 25 dials located in and around Cambridge, with location map. Many of the dials are located in the Colleges. Card covers. (Ref: N1806)
Price: £10.50

Brown (C.) & Brown (M.): The Clockmakers of Llanrwst - Pre-Industrial Clockmaking in a Welsh Market Town
NEW. 277 pages, 11 colour plates and 197 figures, first soft bound edition, 2002. This excellent book is primarily about the life and work of John and Watkin Owen who made clocks in Llanrwst between about 1745 and 1809. There is a wealth of information about the clock movements, the dials and the very identifiable Llanrwst clock cases. Soft bound. (Ref: N471)
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Brown (H.) & Thomas (N.): Comic Character Timepieces: Seven Decades of Memory
NEW. 280 pages, 786 illustrations, 1992. This delightful book covers the history of character timepieces from the earliest clocks to the present day quartz wristwatches. With hundreds of beautiful colour photographs it is a celebration of American imagination and artistry. Nearly every character watch from 1933 to 1972 is included, from 1972 to the present a wide selection of some of the best and most desirable items are shown. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1904)
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Price: £69.95

Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Eterna - Pioneers in Watchmaking
NEW. 248 pages, illustrated, 2006. A comprehensive history of the Eterna watchmaking company and its achievements, published by Eterna to commemorate its first 150 years. [English language edition] (Ref: N1810)
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Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Swiss Wristwatches: Chronology of Worldwide Success
NEW. 252 pages, 648 illustrations, 1991. The history and development of Swiss wristwatch design in the 20th century. This book portrays the variety of forms and potential styling of cases, dials, and hands with information from catalogues, advertisements and manufacturers literature. All the well known firms such as Omega, Longines, Tavannes-Cyma, Breitling, Doxa, Universal, Movado, and Zenith are included. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1887)
Price: £55.00

Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Wristwatches: A Handbook and Price Guide
NEW. 186 pages, 484 photographs, 6th edition, 2009. A useful handbook with historical information, a description of how mechanical wristwatches work, information on their preservation, care and repair, as well as a chapter on fakes and hybrids. A good popular introduction to the subject, with a section on Swatch watches. Card covers. (Ref: N1888)
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Bruton (E.): A Guide to Dating English Antique Clocks
NEW. 263 pages, over 220 b&w illustrations, 2007. A pictorial record of the Wetherfield collection collating the data from all previous publications and identifying errors of authenticity and date in the earlier works. This is a useful guide to dating English clocks and is the most useful (and cheapest) reference to this famous collection. This is a large paperback reprint of The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks first published in 1981. Card covers. (Ref: N1327)
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Bujard (J.) & Tissot (L.) editors: The Territory of Neuchâtel and its Horological Heritage
NEW. 389 pages, illustrated, 2008. An interesting new book which shows how the horological industry in the canton of Neuchâtel over the last three centuries has influenced how and where people live, the society, the culture and the economy of the area. This is a very detailed study of all aspects of the horological industry, how it has changed and adapted over the years and its impact on Neuchâtel. (Ref: N1883)
Price: £160.00

[Bulova]: The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking - Training Manual
NEW. 344 pages, figures, 13th edition, 2003. An excellent training manual for watchmakers, with very clear diagrams and explanations. Of use to all restorers, repairers and enthusiasts who want to develop their skills. Hardback. (Ref: N1304)
Price: £48.50

Bundock (M.) & McKay (C.): James W. Benson of Ludgate Hill - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. James Benson was a prolific retailer of clocks and watches in the 19th and early 20th century. This book focuses on the turret clock activities of the company and reproduces rare catalogue and advertising material. A list of known Benson turret clock installations is also included. Card covers. (Ref: N527)
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Cajori (F.): A History of the Logarithmic Slide Rule and Allied Instruments
NEW. 164 pages, illus., 1994. A reprint of Cajori's classic work which was first published in 1910. Also included in this reprint is Cajori's extensive paper On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule during the 17th Century which was first published in 1920. One of the standard reference books on slide rules. Paperback. (Ref: N1797)
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Cardinal (C.): Watchmaking in History, Art and Science
NEW. 127 pages, 47 colour plus many b&w illustrations, 1984. An interesting book charting the development of watches and clocks from the 15th to the 19th century illustrated by items from the Musée International d'Horlogerie at La Chaux-de-Fonds. The book has a deluxe padded silk binding and card slipcase. (Ref: N2416)
Price: £45.00

Cave-Browne-Cave (B.W.): Jonas Barber Clockmaker of Winster
O/P. 269 pages, 10-page index, 1979. A very detailed account about the Barber family and the clocks they made. The Barbers numbered their clocks hence this is a useful guide to the progression of styles. The book also covers the Philipson family who continued the Barber numbering system. Card covers. A special purchase of old stock found in the publishers warehouse means that we can sell these unused copies, all in excellent condition, at £14.50 each - prior to this second-hand copies were selling (and still are!) for £25.00 upwards. Buy now before stocks are exhausted. (Ref: K1016)
Price: £14.50

Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
NEW. 354 pages, 407 figs., reprinted 2000. The classic work on English clocks, no enthusiast should be without a copy as most of the book is still relevant and of use today. This book is now out of print, we have a few remaining copies, the dust jackets with a little shelf wear. (Ref: N65)
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Price: £45.00

Chapman (A.): Astronomical Instruments and their Users: Tycho Brahe to Wiliam Lassell
NEW. xii + 320 pages, figures, 1996. A collection of 17 learned papers reprinted from various scientific journals making the information available to all. Several of the papers investigate the accuracy of scale graduations on the instruments, others discuss their use. As well as Brahe and Lassell there are papers on George Graham, Jesse Ramsden, John Herschel, George Biddell Airy, Jeremiah Horrocks and others. (Ref: N2063)
Price: £70.00

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: £56.00

Chayette (H.), Sabrier (J.-C.) & Turner (A.): Breguet chez Chayette
NEW. 184 pages, 130 illustrations, 2010. Written to celebrate 30 years involvement in horology, this book is a record of all the works by Breguet offered in the Chayette auctions. The book also has three essays by the authors -Thirty Years of Horology; Loss and Preservation of the Breguet Archives; Breguet, A 'Marketing' Man. [Essays in English and French language, the catalogue of items sold in French language only] (Ref: N2431)
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Price: £35.00

Christianson (D.): Timepieces - Masterpieces of Chronometry
NEW. 176 pages, illustrated, 2002. This well illustrated book tells the history of clocks and watches and how the pursuit of more accurate timekeeping has had a remarkable influence on scientific and technological developments over the last 800 years. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2189)
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Price: £15.99

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: £49.50

Cleempoel (K.van) - Editor: Astrolabes at Greenwich - A Catalogue of the Astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
NEW. 339 pages, 16 colour plates, about 200 b&w illustrations, 2005. A comprehensive catalogue of all the astrolabes in the collecton of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Greenwich has an excellent collection of astrolabes, this is a major reference work on the subject. With dust jacket and slip case. (Ref: N1823)
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Clerizo (M.): Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking
NEW. 292 pages, 493 colour and 179 b&w illustrations, 2009. An interesting book about 11 independent master watchmakers including George Daniels, Vincent Calabrese, Philippe Dufour, Franck Muller and Roger Smith. The author interviewed all eleven and records their enthusiasm, passion and motivation in designing and making superb watches, each chapter beautifully illustrated with photographs of their work. The work of an additional 18 fine independent watchmakers is also discussed and illustrated. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2160)
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Price: £55.00

Cole (T.W.): Origin and Use of Church Scratch Dials
NEW. 16 pages, 2001. A facsimile reprint of a booklet first published in 1935, giving an interesting account of these dials which are often found on British churches. The book gives the locations of over 1300 scratch dials and includes a description of the medieval time system and an explanation of the various lines that have survived on the dials. Card covers. (Ref: N528)
Price: £3.00

Collins (P.R.): Aneroid Barometers and Their Restoration
NEW. 212 pages, illus., 1998. A very comprehensive book on pocket and wall mounted aneroid barometers from their beginnings in 1844 to the late 20th century. The book includes information on the Bourdon and Vidi designs as well as altimeter and surveying variants. With dust jacket. (Ref: N79)
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Collins (P.R.): Barographs
NEW. 146 pages, well illustrated in b&w, 2002. An excellent book illustrating the development of mercury and aneroid barographs from their origins until today. The book is very useful for dating barographs and also has a chapter on their maintenance. Card covers. (Ref: N428)
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Price: £9.95

Collins (P.R.): Bizarre Barometers and Other Unusual Weather Forecasters
NEW. 103 pages, illustrated, 2004. A fascinating collection of strange weather instruments including the weather glass, the shark oil barometer, the weather house, the Tempest Prognosticator, the use of frogs, and many, many more!! Card covers. (Ref: N429)
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Collins (P.R.): Care and Restoration of Barometers
NEW. 116 pages, illustrated, first published 1990, reprinted 1999. A useful book on the repair and restoration of wheel or banjo barometers from dismantling, through to the refilling of the tube with mercury. The book also gives advice on the handling and maintenance of barometers. Written by an experienced restorer. Card covers. (Ref: N430)
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Collins (P.R.): FitzRoy and his Barometers
NEW. 144 pages, illustrated, 2007. An interesting book about Robert FitzRoy, Captain of HMS Beagle during the famous voyage with Charles Darwin, and in later life a passionate advocate of the use of the barometer to reduce fatalities at sea. The book concentrates on FitzRoy's contribution to meteorology and the barometer which bears his name. Card covers. (Ref: N1497)
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Cologni (F.): Jaeger-LeCoultre The Story of the Grande Maison
NEW. 381 pages, over 600 illustrations, 2006. A high quality, reference work on this famous company with details of its history and its watches from 1833 to today. The book includes an exhaustive list of the more than 1,000 calibres created by the firm since its inception. With dust jacket and smart slipcase. [English language edition]

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Price: £120.00

Cooke (T. & Sons): On the Adjustment and Testing of Telescopic Objectives
NEW. 49 pages, 29 figures, 1980. First published in 1891 this is a reprint of a useful, and scarce, booklet by the famous firm of scientific instruments makers Thomas Cooke & Sons of York. Card covers. (Ref: N1322)
Price: £5.00

Cotter (C.H.): A History of the Navigator's Sextant
NEW. 226 pages, illustrated, 1983. This excellent book opens with chapters on the seaman's quadrant, the mariner's astrolabe, the cross staff, shadow staffs and reflecting instruments before the sextant. The sextant is studied in detail including developments for coastal navigation and surveying, artificial horizons and sextants for air navigation. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2278)
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Cowham (M.): A Dial In Your Poke
NEW. 208 pages, over 300 colour illustrations, 2nd edition, 2011. A new enlarged edition of a good book about pocket sundials of all types with detailed explanations of how to use them. The book has around 25% new additional content and is now A4 in size, with useful appendices on caring for dials, fakes, magnetic deviation and museums with sundial collections. In case you are wondering 'he drew a dial from his poke' is a quotation from Shakespeare. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2533)
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Price: £49.50

Cowham (M.J.) [Editor]: Sundials of the British Isles
NEW. 258 pages, well illustrated in colour, 2005. An excellent book describing and illustrating sundials from the Saxon period to the present day. The dials, of many different types, are located at stately homes, churches and other interesting buildings. The book also has chapters on the early dials of Great Britain and on dials in stained glass windows. With dust jacket. (Ref: N829)
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Price: £48.00

Crom (T.R.): Horological and Other Shop Tools 1700 - 1900
NEW. 388 pages, 754 figs, 1987. This book is a supplement and companion volume to Horological Shop Tools with more information on tools and tool makers including reprints of catalogues by Swiss, English and American makers.

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Price: £135.00

Cronin (J.): The Marine Chronometer its History and Development
NEW. 112 pages, illustrated, 2010. An introductory book on the subject with chapters on Navigation and Longitude, John Harrison, Kendal and Mudge, Developments in France and England, The Mechanism of the Chronometer, Chronometer Manufacture, Some Important Makers and a (trivial) chapter on chronometer maintenance. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2283)
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Price: £14.99

Cummins (G.): How the Watch was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years
NEW. 272 pages, 898 plates, 2010. This is the first book to address the role of the watch as a fashion accessory from 1510 to 2010. The book documents in pictorial fashion watches and people wearing watches (paintings, engravings, fashion plates, advertisements and photographic portraits) as well as gowns and outfits of the day adorned with appropriate styles of watches and chains. The types of watches include fob, pocket, pendant, brooch, ring, buckle, cufflink, doll, occupational etc., along with the current dominant wristwatch. With dust jacket. (Ref: P2271)
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Price: £45.00

Cuss (T.P. Camerer): The English Watch 1585 - 1970
NEW. 503 pages, 295 watches illustrated by 830 colour illustrations, 14 figures, 2008. A new book by a well respected author about English watches which are a unique alliance of art, design and inventive genius. The author divides the subject into 6 periods, all illustrated with excellent photographs of watches in Royal, Museum and private collections. The book also has a very useful glossary. This is the first book to cover all aspects of English watches from every period and will be of use to all enthusiasts. With dust jacket. The publisher has recently reduced the price of this book from £125.00 to £95.00 (Ref: N1881)
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Daly (A.): Ormskirk Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 142 pages, 176 illustrations mostly in colour, 2006. An excellent book with a comprehensive horological history of the area and detailed information about its clock and watchmakers. The book includes the surrounding villages of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Parbold, Skelmersdale and Scarisbrick and has a chapter on local clock case makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N961)
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Price: £19.00

Daniels (G.): Watchmaking
NEW. 420 pages, portraits, 25 plates, 777 figures, 4th edition, 2011. A superb book, by the world's greatest 20th century watchmaker, which explains in detail how to design and make all the parts of a watch. The drawings by David Penney are excellent and make all the techniques described in the text easily understandable. Daniels' aim in writing the book was to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking - the aim has been achieved as the book has been constantly in demand since it was first published in 1981. This edition has an additional portrait of Daniels and 3 new plates (numbered 0, 23 & 24). With dust jacket. (Ref: N876)
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Darken (J.) (editor): Time & Place - English Country Clocks 1600 - 1840
NEW. 260 pages, illustrated in colour, 2006. The catalogue for an exhibition held by the Antiquarian Horological Society at the Museum of The History of Science in Oxford from 25 November 2006 until 15 April 2007. The catalogue describes and beautifully illustrates 67 clocks and includes a portrait of John Whitehurst. There are articles on The Greenhill clockmakers from Kent, John London of Bristol, John Watts of Stamford, James Woolley of Codnor, Henry Hindley of York, and Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. Card covers. (Ref: N1291)
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Price: £22.50

Davies (E.): Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 342 pages, about 270 illustrations, 2007. A well researched new book containing detailed information about the clock and watch makers of Southeast Lancashire and Northeast Cheshire (including Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan and Ashton-under-Lyne). As well as information on the makers the book has chapters on turret clocks, public clocks, scientific lectures, the Townley group of astronomers and mill clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1283)
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Price: £35.00

Davis (J.) & Lowne (M.): The Double Horizontal Dial and associated instruments
NEW. 241 pages, 394 illustrations, 2010. A good, detailed study of the double horizontal sundial devised by William Oughtred. The book reproduces some of the early literature on this type of dial, including Oughtred's original description of 1636, then discusses the development of the instruments and their design. Other sections deal with 17th & 18th century double horizontal dial makers and their dials; and the design and manufacture of modern dials. The book also has a catalogue of all known instruments using the horizontal stereographic projection. Card covers. (Ref: N2298)
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Dawes (H.): Instruments of the Imagination: A history of drawing instruments in Britain 1600 - 1850
NEW. 136 pages, 175 illustrations, 2009. A good book, well illustrated in colour, about British instrument makers and the use of their instruments in mathematics, drawing, architecture and perspective. A useful reference book for collectors of drawing instruments and all those interested in British scientific instruments. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2323)
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Price: £33.50

Dawson (P.G.), Drover (C.B.) & Parkes (D.W.): Early English Clocks
NEW. 552 pages, 800 illustrations, reprinted 2003. This book has become the standard work on English clocks made prior to 1710 and prior to this reprint being published was changing hands for up to £200.00! Buy now before it goes out of print again. Strongly recommended. With dust jacket. (Ref: N335)
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Price: £45.00

De Carle (D.): Clock and Watch Repairing
NEW. 309 pages, 248 figures, reprinted 2003. First published in 1959 this book has three sections: clock repair, watch repair and the mechanics of complicated watches. With dust jacket. (Ref: N512)
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De Carle (D.): Complicated Watches and Their Repair
NEW. 174 pages, 217 figures, 2007. First published in 1956 this book has been reprinted many times as it is an essential reference book for the watch repairer and restorer. The book covers automatic watches, chronographs, alarm watches, calendar watches and repeaters from all the major manufacturers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N646)
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De Carle (D.): De Carle's Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
NEW. 330 pages, illustrated, 3rd edition, reprinted 2008. The book has over 3,000 entries providing antiquarian and technical information and over 30% of the entries are illustrated by line drawings. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1908)
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Price: £21.99

De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
NEW. 244 pages, 405 figures, reprinted 2011. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working clock repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N514)
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De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
NEW. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, reprinted 2006. Writing in 1977, Donald De Carle observed that watch adjusting and springing had reached its peak - quartz watches being superior timekeepers. If you work on watches with balance springs then you need this book, it will enable you to get the best out of a mechanical watch. With dust jacket. (Ref: N513)
Price: £17.50

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Repairing
NEW. 319 pages, 574 figures, third edition, reprinted 2005. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working watch repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject; this edition includes chapters on the Bulova tuning fork watch and the use of timing machines. With dust jacket. (Ref: N509)
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De Carle (D.): The Watchmaker’s and Model Engineer’s Lathe – a User’s Manual
NEW. 238 pages, 73 plates, 229 figures, 6th edition, 2010. This edition of this well known work was revised by Eric Redstall. This book is the standard work on the subject and is a comprehensive survey of lathes and lathe accessories worldwide. The book also has a list of lathe and tool stockists in Great Britain and the U.S.A. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2308)
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Doensen (P.): Watch - History of the Modern Wristwatch, Design 1950 - 1983, Electric 1950 - 1993
NEW. 253 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 1994. The book has three main sections - the designers, early electric watches and quartz watches, as well as a history of the 12 most important makers. Written by a Dutchman, this is an important book on electric and quartz watches. With dust jacket.

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Doerr (E.) & Baumgarten (R.): Twelve Faces of Time - Horological Virtuosos
NEW. 207 pages, well illustrated in b&w, 2010. A celebration of the life, work and motivations of twelve independent master watchmakers who are making superb watches in the 21st century. The craftsmen are Philippe Dufour, Paul Gerber, Dr Ludwig Oeschlin, François-Paul Journe, Kenji Shiohara, Kari Voutilainen, Vianney Halter, Beat Haldimann, Volker Vyskocil, Thomas Prescher, Roger Smith and Felix Baumgartner. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2269)
Price: £70.00

Dowling (J.M.) & Hess (J.P.): The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorised History
NEW. 399 pages, 415 photographs, 3rd edition, 2006. A thorough and extensive history of the Rolex company over the last 90 years and the watches they produced. A wealth of information and illustrations for collectors, with price guide (US dollars). With dust jacket. (Ref: P1889)
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Price: £99.95

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

Elliott (H.): The Clock-Maker's Assistant or, A Treatise Concerning The Calculation of all Manner of Numbers belonging to all Sorts of Clocks. As Also The Calculation of the Lengths of all Sorts of Pendulums, for the Benefit of the Public
NEW. 107 pages, reprinted 2011. A facsimile reprint of only 500 copies of a book by Henry Elliott, previously unknown to the literature and bibliography of horology. The original was published, by the author, in 1726 and only one copy is known to exist. The reprint has an introduction by Anthony Turner. [Due to a printing error page 73 is supplied as an overlay]. Card covers.

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Price: £20.00

Ells (A.): Finding and Restoring Longcase Clocks
NEW. 144 pages, 8 pages of colour and about 180 b&w photographs, paperback edition, 2009. A comprehensive guide to finding and buying longcase clocks, telling you what to look for and what to avoid, and a guide to purchase and restoration costs. The book also has a section on the practical aspects of restoration. Paperback. (Ref: N2164)
Price: £16.99

Evans (J.): Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns
NEW. 130 pages, 110 illustrations many in colour, 2006. The book includes a concise check list of the clocks, watches and instruments from the Tompion workshops, including the work of George Graham and other makers who were also apprenticed to Tompion. This book is the result of many years work recording, researching and documenting the life, times and work of one of the world's most famous clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N960)
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Price: £30.00

Faber (E.) & Unger (S.): American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design
NEW. 272 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1996. The development of wristwatch styles in America from the early 20th century to the quartz age. Well illustrated with over 700 colour photographs this well researched book brings to life some of the people who influenced the development of the American wristwatch. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1890)
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Fallet (E.): La Mesure du Temps en Mer et les Horlogers Suisses
NEW. 520 pages, illustrated, 1995. A comprehensive study of Swiss marine chronometer makers and their work; some makers such as Nardin and Ditisheim are well known, but this book also includes a lot of less well known makers. The book includes a chapter on the Neuchâtel and Geneva Observatories where chronometers were tested and a list of all the chronometers (with their serial numbers) on trial at Neuchâtel between 1860 and 1984 - very useful for dating extant examples. [French language] (Ref: N2290)
Price: £85.00

Fallet (E.): Tissot: 150 Years of History 1853 - 2003
NEW. 351 pages, well illustrated, 2003. A detailed history of the Tissot company from its founding in Le Locle to the present day. The book includes information on the Tissot family, the growth of the firm, manufacturing, sales and marketing, etc. The appendices include a list of calibres produced and a list of manufacturing year by watch serial number. Essential reading for Tissot enthusiasts. [English language edition] (Ref: N990)
Price: £65.00

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

Finn (J.L.) & Riefler (S.): Compensating Pendulums and How to Make Them
NEW. 40 pages, the 1993 reprint of a book first published in 1905. The book has four sections: Pendulums and Their Construction; A New Free Pendulum; Compensating Pendulums; and A Mercury Pendulum for Watchmaker's Regulator. Useful information if you need it. Card covers. (Ref: N945)
Price: £7.50

Flamsteed (J.) : The Preface to John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis Britannica
NEW. 222 pages, 26 figs., 1982. An English translation of the substantial preface to John Flamsteed's 'British Catalogue of the Heavens', edited and introduced by Allan Chapman. First published in 1725 Historia Coelestis Britannica was a major landmark in practical astronomy, Flamsteed used new instruments, achieved a new level of accuracy and established the reputation of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Card covers. (Ref: N2383)
Price: £11.00

Forrester (M.): The Clockmakers of Odiham
NEW. 42 pages, illustrated, 2007. An interesting study, with some new information, of the 30 clockmakers who worked in the village of Odiham, Hampshire before 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N1401)
Price: £7.00

Fried (H.B.): The Watch Escapement - the lever, the cylinder, how to analyze, repair and adjust
NEW. 191 pages, 58 figs., 1974. A very detailed treatise on lever and cylinder escapements. Card covers. (Ref: N1137)
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Price: £15.00

Fried (H.B.): The Watch Repairer's Manual
NEW. 453 pages, over 550 illustrations, 4th edition, 1986. This book has become an international standard reference work on the subject of watch repair; there is even a Chinese edition! This is a very detailed and comprehensive book which was written for restorers of American and European watches. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1075)
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Price: £36.50

Galizia (M.): Military Wristwatches - Sky, Land, Sea
NEW. 372 pages, 1030 photographs, 2008. A good new book for military watch enthusiasts with details of 274 military wristwatches used by the armed forces of 30 countries. Each watch is well illustrated (movement and case) and described with an explanation of the service markings. The majority of the watches included were made after World War II.

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(Ref: N2067)
Price: £135.00

Gatto (M.): The Tavern Clock
NEW. 232 pages, 65 colour illustrations, a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, 2010. An important book on tavern clocks concentrating on the cases and their decoration as well as the historical context. There are interesting chapters on lacquer work, the origins of the prints often found on lacquered tavern clock doors, and buying & restoring tavern clocks. The second half of the book is a comprehensive archive describing over 300 tavern clocks known to the author. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2267)
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Gazeley (W.J.): Clock & Watch Escapements
NEW. 294 pages, illus., reprinted 2001. The latest reprint of Gazeley's classic work, written by a master craftsman, with detailed explanations and diagrams of all commonly found escapements. This book is of use to restorers and all enthusiasts who want a better understanding of the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N125)
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Price: £22.00

Gazeley (W.J.): Watch and Clock Making and Repairing
NEW. 425 pages, 314 figures, 2nd edition, reprinted 2001. First published in 1953, and written by a highly respected craftsman, this book has been reprinted many times. The book starts with tools and techniques and then deals with the construction and repair of clocks, watches and chronometers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N510)
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Price: £25.00

Gents of Leicester: The B.P. System of Patent Silent Electric Impulse Clocks
NEW. 28 pages, illustrated, 2005. A reprint of the 1907 Gents of Leicester catalogue for their electric impulse clocks. The catalogue has illustrations and prices of master clocks and slaves for domestic, factory and external use. Card covers. (Ref: N795)
Price: £10.00

Glennie (P.) & Thrift (N.): Shaping the Day A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
NEW. 456 pages, 11 b&w plates, 50 illustrations, 2009. Shaping the Day is a pathbreaking study of the practice of timekeeping in England and Wales between 1300 and 1800. Drawing on many unique historical sources, ranging from personal diaries to housekeeping manuals, the authors illustrate how a particular kind of common sense about time came into being, and how it developed during this period. Many remarkable figures make their appearance, ranging from the well-known, such as Edmund Halley, Samuel Pepys, and John Harrison, to less familiar characters, including sailors, gamblers, and burglars. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1905)
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Price: £37.00

Goldberger (J.): Longines Watches
NEW. 308 pages, 1040 illustrations, 2006. The book opens with a brief history of Longines after which lots of pocket watches and wristwatches are illustrated and described. Each watch included in the book is illustrated with 7 excellent photographs showing dial, movement, case, serial numbers, etc. A date of manufacture is given for each watch. A book for Longines enthusiasts. (Ref: N1769)
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Goldberger (J.): Omega Sportswatches
NEW. 144 pages, 450 illustrations, 2007. Following the format of the author's Longines book, this book opens with a brief history of Omega Sportswatches after which many pocket watches and wristwatches are illustrated and described. Each watch included in the book is illustrated with 7 excellent photographs showing dial, movement, case, serial numbers, etc. A date of manufacture is given for each watch. A book for Omega Sports enthusiasts. (Ref: N1770)
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Price: £50.00

Goldberger (J.): Omega Watches
NEW. 255 pages, well illustrated, 2005. A well illustrated book with photographs of dial, movement and case, showing a wide range of Omega pocket watches, wristwatches and a few desk clocks. A book for Omega enthusiasts. (Ref: N1771)
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Price: £55.00

Goldberger (J.): 100 Superlative Rolex® Watches
NEW. 264 pages, 700 illustrations, 2008. A deluxe, leather bound book published to celebrate the founding of Rolex in 1908. The 100 watches, all desirable in collecting circles, are well illustrated with photographs of dial, movement, case and bracelet. An essential book for Rolex enthusiasts. With card slipcase. (Ref: N1935)
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Price: £99.95

Goodison (N.): Matthew Boulton: Ormolu
NEW. 496 pages, 241 colour and 141 b&w illustrations, 2002. This is a substantial revision to the author's original work on Matthew Boulton published in 1974. The book is a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the Soho factory between 1768 and 1782, the products and the people who bought them. The section on clock cases and watch stands is of great interest to English clock enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: N584)
Price: £85.00

Goodrich (W.L.): The Modern Clock
NEW. 502 pages, 161 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 2005. First published in 1905 this is a study of the time keeping mechanism, its construction, regulation & repair. The book is an American practical book on clock repair and includes a section on electric clocks. Hardback. (Ref: N2280)
Price: £24.50

Goodrich (W.): The Watchmakers' Lathe
NEW. 264 pages, 233 figs., reprinted 1999. A well known and well respected book which has been reprinted many times and is still of use today. This is a reprint of a book first published in 1903 and revised in 1952. (Ref: N1933)
Price: £19.50

Greenlaw (J.): Longcase Clocks
NEW. 40 pages, well illustrated, reprinted 2005. A concise survey of the development of the longcase clock in Great Britain, with useful advice on their setting up and maintenance. Card covers. (Ref: N2190)
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Price: £4.99

Guéroux (F.): Real & Fake Watches - handbook on watch counterfeits
NEW. 297 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2010. A useful book which discusses the counterfeit wristwatch market and then explains in detail how to identify fakes. Comparison photographs are given for 17 watch brands and 97 models comparing real and fake examples. An essential book to have if you buy and collect wristwatches. (Ref: N2287)
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Price: £39.50

Hall (E.E.): A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting
NEW. 46 pages, 25 figures, reprinted 2004. Originally published in Chicago in 1896 this book contains complete directions on how to make and fit new balance staffs from the raw material. Card covers. (Ref: N2281)
Price: £5.50

[Hamilton]: Manual for Overhaul, Repair and Handling of Hamilton Ship Chronometer with Parts Catalog
NEW. 98 pages, 112 figures, reprinted 2000. This is a re-publication of the U.S. Navy’s manual for the Hamilton model 21 marine chronometer published in 1948. The book describes the principles of operation of the instrument and gives detailed information and instructions for its operation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, testing and adjustment. Soft covers. (Ref: N1311)
Price: £15.00

Hampel (H.): Automatic Wristwatches from Germany, England, France, Japan, Russia and the USA
NEW. 216 pages, 400 photographs, 1998. It's not only the Swiss who have produced automatic wristwatches; this book explores examples produced around the world. 123 watches are described in detail, each illustrated with three different views. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1892)
Price: £59.95

Hampel (H.): Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland
NEW. 350 pages, 500 illustrations, 1994. The historical development of automatic wristwatches from 1926 to 1978 is discussed and illustrated with photographs (dial and movement) of over 300 examples. The technology of the self-winding mechanism is also explained. With dust jacket and price guide. (Ref: P1893)
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Harris (J.C.): The Clock and Watch Makers American Advertiser - Being a compilation of Advertisements of the Trade, including those of the Mathematical and Philosophical Instrument Makers, Published in the News-Papers of the American Colonies and States, from A.D. 1707 - 1800
NEW. 534 pages and an additional 10 page index, 2003. A useful source for information about 18th century British makers who emigrated to America, and for American makersrepairersretailers. The book is fully indexed by name and subject so the information is accessible. A useful research tool for clock and watch enthusiasts who do not have access to early American newspapers. Hardback with transparent film wrapper. (Ref: N396)
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Price: £36.00

Haspels (J.J.L.): Royal Music Machines
NEW. 286 pages, illustrated in colour, 2006. An excellent book, well researched and illustrated, and produced to a high standard. The book is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum van Speelklok, Utrecht; the first 85 pages contain an introduction and six scholarly essays on the subject, followed by a detailed catalogue of the 55 exhibits - 37 musical clocks plus music boxes, organs and spinets. There is an appendix with the music scores of some of the exhibits as well as information about the contributions of Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to mechanical music. This in an important contribution to our knowledge of musical clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2391)
Price: £35.00

Harrison (S.): John Harrison's Contrivance - The Scientific Basis and Design of his Ultimate Pendulum Clock
NEW. 310 pages, illustrated, 2010. Writing in 1775, John Harrison proposed to build a regulator that would keep time to within 1 second in 100 days - i.e. his ultimate pendulum clock. In this book the author has studied in great detail Harrison's last regulator, now owned by the Royal Astronomical Society, and has produced detailed drawings of the clock as it is today and also as Harrison originally intended. The book is a contribution to our knowledge of Harrison's scientific and mathematical achievements and will stimulate debate on the subject. The book will be of interest to Harrison enthusiasts and also to those who wish to build an accurate replica of the RAS regulator. (Ref: N2324)
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Price: £47.50

Hatton ( T.): An Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work
NEW. 400 pages, 18 folding plates, first published in 1773, facsimile reprint 1978. The sub title is: containing all the arithmetic and geometry necessary, with their particular application in the said branches, a work very useful for the working mechanic, or gentlemen mechanically inclined. An excellent copy of this famous work which, as well as the arithmetic and geometry, includes the calculation of trains, construction of a fusee engine, pendulums, etc. (Ref: N473)
Price: £25.00

Heimann (P.): Regulator Clock Construction
NEW. 140 pages, illustrated, 2007. This book describes the building of two typical English wall regulators and their cases, one of eight-day duration the other month going. Full working drawings are supported by detailed photographs and line drawings suitable for the enthusiast with a small workshop. Paperback. (Ref: N2165)
Price: £14.95

Hesketh (D.): Penny-In-the-Slot Automata and the Working Model
NEW. 224 pages, over 300 colour illustrations, published January 2005. The first comprehensive guide to those ingenious amusements which have delighted visitors to the seaside and the fairground for over a century (1860's to 1970's). The book has chapters on the British makers Ahrens, Bolland, Canova, Dennison, Kraft, Lee and Tansley as well as on American working models and coin-operated mechanical music. A price guide and list of museums with good collections is also included. With dust jacket. (Ref: N599)
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Price: £95.00

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

Hewitt (P.A.): The Deacon Family of Leicestershire Clockmakers
NEW. 79 pages, 57 figs, 2nd edition, 2008. This edition, revised and expanded by John Thornton, on the Deacon family including Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. An excellent account of a clock and watch making family and their longcase clocks including two musical examples. The book has an appendix on Deacon numbered and dated clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N1871)
Price: £12.50

Higton (H.): Sundials - an Illustrated History of Portable Dials
NEW. 136 pages, well illustrated in colour, 2001. A book about the history of sundials from ancient Egyptian times through to the late 19th century when dials were displaced by more accourate pocket watches. A good book which properly covers the subject for the first time. With dust jacket. This book is now out of print. (Ref: N144)
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Price: £35.00

Higton (H.): Sundials at Greenwich
NEW. 463 pages, 450 black and white illustrations, 16 pages of colour illustrations, 2002 An important new work. The first part of the book is about sundials and their history, the second part is a detailed catalogue of the sundials, nocturnals and horary quadrants in the National Maritime Museum, which has a world-class collection. This and Higton's book on portable dials will be the standard reference work for many years to come. With dust jacket and slip case.

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Price: £120.00

Hill (D.R.): On the Construction of Water Clocks
NEW. 46 pages, figures, 1976. An English translation of an Arabic manuscript which exists in 3 versions, one of them dated 1620. The manuscripts commence with the words ' This is the Book of Archimedes on the Construction of Water Clocks'. Card covers. (Ref: N1300)
Price: £10.00

Hoke (D.R.): The Time Museum Historical Catalogue of American Pocket Watches
NEW. 330 pages, illustrated, 1991. An important book on American pocket watches, describing the 374 items in the Time Museum collection, many of them illustrated. The book opens with two historical essays: A Survey of the American Watch Industry and The Development of Watch Manufacturing at the Waltham Watch Company 1849 - 1910. The watches are described in five sections: Pre-Factory production 1771 - 1850; Jeweled Watch Manufacturers; Dollar Watch Manufacturers; Cheap Watch Manufacturers and Experimental and Independent makers 1850 - 1972. (Ref: N1885)
Price: £85.00

Holtey (G. von), Scherer (U.B.) & Kägi (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 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: £35.00

Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 1
NEW. 462 pages, 315 figs., reprinted 1994. Volume 1 of this famous work was first published in 1843 and has the subtitle: Materials; their differences, choice, and preparation; various modes of working them, generally without cutting tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1798)
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Price: £20.00

Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 2
NEW. [567 pages], 1024 figs., a reprint of the 1875 edition, 1993. Volume 2 of this famous work has the subtitle: The principles of construction, action, and application, of cutting tools used by hand; and also of machines derived from the hand tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1799)
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Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 3
NEW. 796 pages, 430 figs., a reprint of the 1894 edition, 1994. Volume 3 of this famous work has the subtitle: Abrasive and miscellaneous processes which cannot be accomplished with cutting tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1800)
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Hopp (P.M.): Joint Slide Rules: Sectors, 2-foot 2-fold and similar slide rules
NEW. 202 pages, over 100 illustrations, 2009. The 2-foot long 2-fold carpenters rule was a long-lived device which with a slide added in one leg, became a slide rule for calculation as well a rule for measurement. This book is a comprehensive account of joint slide rules and contains detailed information about their makers. Calculating devices that preceded the slide rule such as sectors and timber rules are also included. Card covers. (Ref: N2317)
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Price: £30.00

Hopp (P.M.): Slide Rules Their History, Models, and Makers
NEW. 310 pages, 25 figs., 18 tables, 1999. An excellent reference book on slide rules, their makers, manufacturers and retailers. The book includes brief descriptions of thousands of slide rules as well as a comprehensive bibliography. Card covers. (Ref: N1802)
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Horbleck (M.P.): The Alarm Wristwatch: The History of an Undervalued Feature
NEW. 232 pages, illustrated, 2007. A new monograph on an interesting area for specialist collectors - mechanical wristwatches with an audible alarm function. This book is a complete history of alarm wristwatches with descriptions, illustrations and technical data on nearly all the models and movements ever made. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1894)
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Price: £59.95

Huber (M.) & Banbery (A.): Patek Philippe Geneve
NEW. 291 pages, 247 items illustrated, 2nd edition, 1993. A well illustrated reference book giving the history of the firm, their inventions and patents, followed by explanations and illustrations of the watches produced. An excellent book produced with the co-operation of Patek Philippe, this volume is about pocket watches only. With dust jacket and card slipcase.

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(Ref: N2289)
Price: £175.00

Hughes (R.G.) & Craven (M.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire
NEW. 256 pages, illus., 1998. A very useful contribution to information about regional clocks and clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N155)
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Price: £24.99

Humbert (B.): Modern Calendar Watches
NEW. 123 pages + 6 pages of adverts, 190 figs., 2nd edition reprinted 2007. A useful book for understanding calendar watches - date, day of week, month, phases of the moon, perpetual - with details of their action and repair. The various calibres with calendar indication current in 1954 (when the book was first published) are all described and discussed. Hardback. (Ref: N1788)
Price: £50.00

Humbert (B.): The Chronograph Its Mechanism and Repair
NEW. 158 pages, 259 figures. 3rd edition 1990. A treatise (originally published circa 1950) on the chronograph, by the Professor of Special Chronograph Courses at the Bienne School of Watchmaking. Hardback. (Ref: N1789)
Price: £50.00

Imai (K.): Rolex - 3621 Wristwatches
NEW. 224 pages, 3621 illustrations, 2009. A virtual catalogue of Rolex wristwatches, with reference numbers and brief technical details for each of the 3621 watches photographed, grouped by 14 model lines - Bubbleback, Submariner, Oyster Perpetual, Explorer, etc., etc. An essential book for Rolex enthusiasts as it shows virtually all case and dial variations produced in each of the different models. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2193)
Price: £55.00

James (H.): Patek Philippe Highlights
NEW. 95 pages, illustrated in colour, 2010. A brief history of this famous Swiss brand describing and illustrating about one hundred of their wristwatches. The watches include historical models, as well as those with complications, plus recent and current production - including Calatrava, Nautilus, Aquanaut and Ellipse d'Or models. [Text in English and German] (Ref: N2322)
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Price: £12.95

Jendritzki (H.): The Watchmaker and his Lathe
NEW. 87 pages, well illustrated, 1982. An excellent book for those who wish to learn how to use a lathe and its accessories, as well as how to sharpen the tools required. (Ref: N2414)

Jendritzki (H.): Watch Adjustment
NEW. 107 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, reprinted 2006. This book has long been unavailable, despite its importance for the repair of mechanical watches, so this reprint will be welcomed by watch enthusiasts. The book will enable the reader to understand the fundamental rules of watch adjustment, and the manner in which they should be applied, to improve the performance of a watch quickly and with little trouble. (Ref: N959)
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Price: £49.50

Jendritzki (H.) & Matthey (J.P.): Repairing Antique Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 96 pages, lots of figures, 1973. A well respected book with chapters on Gear Trains, Escapements, Pendulums and their Suspension; The Striking Works; and Time Indication. The hardback (laminated boards) edition. (Ref: N2415)
Price: £45.00

Jezierski (D. von): Slide Rules - A Journey Through Three Centuries
NEW. 126 pages, 55 figs, 2nd edition, 2000. The history of the slide rule, its development and adoption worldwide in the 19th and 20th centuries. Slide rules have become very collectable since their demise in the mid 1970's. Card covers. (Ref: N1803)
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Kahlert, Muhe & Brunner: Wristwatches: History of a Century's Development
NEW. 519 pages, well illustrated, 5th edition, 2005. A well respected reference book on watches from around the world and their makers, technological changes, construction and automatic features. With almost 2000 photographs of hundreds of watches. With dust jacket. (This book weighs 3.5 kg when packed) (Ref: P1895)
Price: £59.95

Kahlert (H.), Mühe (R.) & Zeller (M.): A Brief History of the Black Forest Clock
NEW. 40 pages, illustrated, 2004. This book tells the history of clockmaking in the Black Forest. It focuses on the lives and work of the clockmakers, the clock trade, developments in clock technology and well-known types of clocks, such as the lacquer shield clock, the cuckoo clock, and the small alarm clock. Also included are many illustrations showing the most noteworthy Black Forest clocks in the German Clock Museum's collection at Furtwangen. Card covers. (Ref: N2250)
Price: £9.95

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. The 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 slipcase. (Ref: N424)
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Price: £44.00

Kleinlein (W.J.): Practical Balance and Hair-spring Work
NEW. 115 pages, 42 figs., reprinted 1992. First published in 1925 this book is still of use today. Card covers. (Ref: N1471)
Price: £9.50

Knirim (K.): British Military Timepieces / Uhren der britischen Streitkräfte
NEW. 793 pages, well illustrated, 2009. A large detailed reference book cataloguing the wide variety of chronometers, deck watches, pocket watches, wristwatches and clocks used by the British Army, Navy and Air Force in the 19th and 20th century. There are also chapters on watches used by Commonwealth and French Forces as well as (strangely!) Japan. With dust jacket. [English and German language]

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Price: £135.00

Knirim (K.): Military Timepieces - 150 Years of Watches and Clocks of German Forces / Militäruhren - 150 Jahre Zeitmessung beim deutschen Militär
NEW. 625 pages, well illustrated, 2nd edition, 2002. A large detailed reference book cataloguing the wide variety of chronometers, clocks and watches used by the German military from about 1850 onwards, including East and West Germany during the Cold War period. With dust jacket. [English and German language]

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(Ref: N1928)
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Price: £110.00

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 dj. (Ref: N910)
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Price: £52.50

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: £25.00

Kochmann (K.): Black Forest Music Clocks
NEW. 61 pages, 33 colour illus., figures, 1990. A useful book on the history, makers, technology and construction of the Black Forest flute clock. Card covers. (Ref: N625)
Price: £20.00

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

Korey (M.): The Geometry of Power - Mathematical Instruments and Princely Mechanical Devices from around 1600
NEW. 64 pages, 79 colour illustrations, 2007. An interesting book about the 16th and 17th century instruments collected by the rulers of Saxony, now in the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Dresden. The items include globes, sundial, astrolabe, odometer, encryption devices, clocks and automata. Card covers. (Ref: K2528)
Price: £14.00

Kreuzer (A.): Omega Designs
NEW. 224 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A detailed history of Omega wristwatch production and an illustrated description of all watch movements manufactured by Omega since registration of its trade mark in 1894. A new revised edition with updated price guide. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1852)
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Price: £49.95

Kurz (O.): European Clocks and Watches in the Near East
NEW. 109 pages, 16 plates with 38 photographs, 1975. An interesting historical study commencing with the period of Islamic supremacy in time measurement, charting the growth of European horological skills and the age of European supremacy and the large export market in the 18th and 19th centuries. The book also discusses the export of English watches to Turkey and the dominance of George Prior. Pristine copy still in publisher's wrapper. (Ref: N568)
Price: £10.00

Lang (G-R.) & Meis (R.): Chronograph Wristwatches: To Stop Time
NEW. 256 pages, 675 illustrations, 1998. The standard reference work on the history, development and identification of wrist chronographs - mechanical wristwatches with an additional mechanism to time short term events. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1896)
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Price: £59.95

Layton (C. & E.): C. & E. Layton's Improved Arithmometer, formerly known as Tate's Arithmometer ....
NEW. 16 pages, 1 illustration, 1989. A reprint of a very scarce instruction manual (originally published circa 1890) for the English version of Thomas de Colmar's successful mechanical calculator. Paper covers. (Ref: N1323)
Price: £5.00

LeCoultre (F.): A Guide to Complicated Watches
NEW. 217 pages, 54 figures, 3rd edition, English language, 2004. A good book by a former professor at the Geneva School of Watchmaking. All types of complication are discussed in detail - striking mechanisms, astronomical work, chronographs, jumping seconds, quarter repeaters, perpetual calendars, equation work, etc. A useful book for enthusiasts and restorers. (Ref: N953)
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Price: £37.50

Ledger (A.P.) & Smith (R.): Benjamin Vulliamy and the Derby Porcelain Manufactory 1784 - 1795
NEW. 142 pages, 23 colour illustrations, 2007. Benjamin Vulliamy started to produce expensive ornamental clocks with porcelain figures in about 1780 and became one of the leading producers of decorative works of art in Britain by the early 1800's. This book, based on Vulliamy's correspondence with the Derby Porcelain factory, shows his efforts to assist the Derby factory in producing biscuit figures of the highest quality and his marketing of ornamental clocks by direct approach to influential patrons. Card covers. (Ref: N1930)
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Price: £49.50

Lennox-Boyd (M.): Sundials - History, Art, People, Science
NEW. 144 pages, well illustrated, 2006. An excellent new book about all types of sundials from pre-history up to the present day. The illustrations are really excellent as are the descriptions; the book has an appendix on dial theory & geometry as well as a glossary of dialling terms. Interest in sundials is growing; I can recommend this book to all who are interested in the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1062)
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Price: £30.00

[Lenzkirch]: Illustrated Catalogue of the Lenzkirch Clock Company 1895 - 1905 : Vol 1: Alarm, Table and Longcase clocks
NEW. 70 pages, illus., no date. This is a reprint of the 1895 - 1905 Lenzkirch Clock Company illustrated catalogue. Issued in two volumes, this volume covers alarm, table and standing clocks. Each item is illustrated with the material and dimensions listed. Specific sections include alarm pendulum clocks, eight day fancy timepieces, fourteen day pendulum timepieces, fourteen day pendulum bracket clocks, eight day bracket clocks, eight day chiming clocks, and various longcase clocks and regulators. Card covers. [German, French & English language] (Ref: N2299)
Price: £29.50

[Lenzkirch]: Illustrated Catalogue of the Lenzkirch Clock Company 1895 - 1905 : Vol 2: Wall Clocks & Regulators
NEW. 78 pages, illus., no date. This is a reprint of the 1895 - 1905 Lenzkirch Clock Company illustrated catalogue. Issued in two volumes, this volume covers wall clocks and regulators. Each item is illustrated with the material and dimensions listed. Specific sections include centre second weight driven regulators, weight driven regulators, fourteen day and eight day spring driven regulators, spring driven wall clocks, dial clocks, ships clocks, and clock movements without cases. Card covers. [German, French & English language] (Ref: N2300)
Price: £29.50

[Leroy]: Collection Léon Leroy - Mouvements Portraits Livres et Documents
NEW. 116 pages, illustrated, 1982. An important auction catalogue, now a useful bibliographic reference, of a very important horological library. The catalogue indexes and collates about 1500 volumes, portraits, manuscripts and watch movements. Hardback. [French language.] (Ref: N1321)
Price: £15.00

Lester (J.) - editor: Mrs Crowley's Sundial Sketchbooks of Devon & Cornwall
NEW. 384 pages, illustrated, 2008. An interesting historical record of the sundials in Devon & Cornwall sketched by Mrs Crowley in the 1950's and 1960's. A recent photograph of each dial is given alongside each dial sketch with information on its current state. Card covers. (Ref: N1792)
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Price: £20.00

Levenberg (J.): Russian Wristwatches, Pocket watches, Stop Watches, Deck Watches & Marine Chronometers
NEW. 96 pages, 505 items illustrated, 1995. With an increasing number of Russian watches and chronometers arriving in the West this book is a useful guide for collectors. The book includes a guide to Cyrillic inscriptions and a price guide in US dollars, the prices now somewhat out of date. Card covers. (Ref: N1282)
Price: £16.95

Linder (P.): At the Heart of an Industrial Vocation - Longines Watch Movements (1832 - 2007)
NEW. 621 pages, illustrated, English language edition, 2007. A massive tome published to celebrate Longines 175th anniversary of its establishment in 1832. The book is a summary of all the watch calibres produced together with a technical analysis of the evolution of the watch movement during the different phases of organisation within the Swiss watch industry. A very large book measuring 30.5 x 30.5 x 6 cm and weighing 4 kg, with dust jacket. (Ref: N1514)
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Price: £65.00

Linnard (W.): Cardiff Clocks: A Comprehensive Account of Watch and Clockmakers in Cardiff, the Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
NEW. 80 pages + 44 page appendix, figs., 1999. The appendix is a facsimile of a catalogue and price list issued by Howell Morgan of Blaengarw, circa 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N182)
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Price: £14.50

Linnard (W.): Charles Vaughan of Pontypool a Mystery Clockmaker and His Clocks
NEW. 93 pages, 110 illustrations, 2005. A detailed study of Charles Vaughan, head of an important family of clockmakers in industrial South Wales. This book contains new research about the Vaughan family and an in-depth study of 50 Vaughan clocks, all made in the second half of the 18th century. Limited edition of 400 signed and numbered copies. Card covers. (Ref: N603)
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Price: £16.00

Linnard (W.): Wales Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 270 pages, illustrated, 2003. An excellent book which contains new research and many new illustrations. This book brings Welsh clockmaking into focus as the only previous work, by Peate, was first published in 1945 and last updated in 1975. This book will be the standard reference work on Welsh clockmaking for many years to come. With dust jacket. (Ref: N183)
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Price: £30.00

Linz (J.): Electrifying Time: Telechron & G. E. Clocks, 1925 - 1955
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2001. Henry Warren invented the self-starting synchronous electric clock motor in 1916; a new era in timekeeping began in 1926 when the Warren Telechron Company switched from production of battery powered clocks to production of synchronous electric clocks. The Revere Clock Company and General Electric also produced clocks using Telechron electric motors. Card covers. (Ref: N1527)
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Price: £28.50

Linz (J.): Westclox®: Electric
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2004. Hundreds of Westclox electric clocks introduced between 1931 and 1970 are illustrated with over 720 images. The book also covers Westclox store displays, after-market automobile clocks, and weather instruments. An extensive history of the company is presented, including the merger with Seth Thomas to form General Time. Card covers. (Ref: P1901)
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Linz (J.): Westclox®: Wind-up
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2004. An extensive history of the company and its employees is told through photographs, poems, letters, and anecdotes; over 790 illustrations display hundreds of Westclox "wind-up" clocks and watches produced between 1885 and 1970. Card covers. (Ref: P1902)
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Price: £27.50

Loomes (B.): Antique British Clocks - A Buyer's Guide
NEW. 224 pages, 70 illustrations, reprinted 2007. Useful information for the longcase clock enthusiast, including distinguishing between the genuine and fake, between good and mediocre and how to distinguish the factors which represent quality. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1907)
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Price: £25.00

Loomes (B.): Clockmakers of Northern England
NEW. 320 pages, 402 illus., 5 maps., 1997. Includes the work of over 850 makers. A useful book for North Country clock owners and enthusiasts. This book contains all Loomes' recent research and has additional information about clockmakers, which is not in his earlier books. With dust jacket. (Ref: N191)
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Price: £34.99

Loomes (B.): Lantern clocks & their Makers
NEW. 528 pages, 200 colour & 950 b&w illustrations, 2008. A detailed survey of lantern clock making in Britain, over 400 clocks are illustrated and there are detailed biographies of over 1000 makers. The book also studies lantern clock movements used in longcase clocks as well as hoop & spike clocks and those made for export to the Middle East ('Turkish Market' clocks). This is an important book. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1839)
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Price: £85.00

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World - Complete 21st Century Edition
NEW. 873 pages, 2006. This book contains over 90,000 names of makers of clocks, watches, scientific instruments, sundials and barometers, all in alphabetical order. This work covers the period from the late 16th century to the early 20th century and includes all the names in the old 'Baillie' and 'Loomes' plus an additional 20,000 names brought to Loomes' attention since their publication. An essential book for all clock and watch enthusiasts. With dj. (Ref: N1079)
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Price: £50.00

Loomes (B.): Yorkshire Clockmakers
NEW. 196 pages plus 10 page index, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1985. A very useful and comprehensive listing with biographical information of over 2,000 Yorkshire clock and watch makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N577)
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Price: £22.00

Loring (J.): Tiffany Timepieces
NEW. 304 pages, illustrated, 2004. This well illustrated volume celebrates the role Tiffany, with the help of Patek Phillipe, has played in making the watch a treasured possession and an indispensable fashion accessory. Tiffany & Co., since its inception 150 years ago, was perhaps the first and the finest purveyor of Swiss-made watch and clock movements in America. With full colour slipcase. (Ref: P2176)
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Price: £35.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 1
NEW. 336 pages, 1159 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1999, with price update for 2005. This well illustrated volume features nineteen clock companies including Ansonia, Chelsea, Gilbert, Howard, Ingraham, Ithaca, Kroeber, New Haven, Seth Thomas, Waltham, Waterbury, and Welch. The book has an historical essay on each company, illustrations of their products from their sales catalogues, tips for collectors and a good index. Hardback. (Ref: N941)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 2
NEW. 336 pages, 1032 illustrations, revised edition, 1995, with price update for 2000. This addition to American Clocks includes illustrations from original factory catalogues and does not repeat the information given in volume 1. There is a special section on self-winding clocks, commencing with the history of the Self Winding Clock Company followed by information about their products. The book also has sections on batteryelectric clocks by Poole, Landis, Howard and others. Hardback. (Ref: N942)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 3
NEW. 352 pages, 992 illustrations, with price guide, 2002. This book does not include any information given in the earlier two volumes and includes the early manufactured clocks. The first section of the book discusses clocks by type and includes Beehive, Column & Cornice, Cottage, Pillar & Scroll, Steeple, Torsion Pendulum, Wagon Spring, etc. The second section illustrates clocks by the Ball Watch Company, Lux, Keebler and Westclox. Hardback. (Ref: N943)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Ansonia Clocks & Watches
NEW. 746 pages, over 3000 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1998. A brief history of the Ansonia Company from its inception in 1850 to its demise in 1930 plus a wealth of illustrations of Ansonia clocks taken from original catalogues with dates where known. The illustrations are grouped by clock type for ease of reference. The book is hardback and comes with a 2004 price guide (paper covers). An essential book for Ansonia enthusiasts. (Ref: N1394)
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Price: £67.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Gilbert Clocks - with Supplement
NEW. 448 pages, 1698 illustrations, 1998; with supplement: 113 pages, illustrations 1699 - 2085, 2000. William Gilbert, an important Connecticut clockmaker, was a partner in several firms before he founded the Gilbert Clock Company in 1871. These two volumes are a comprehensive survey of the clocks produced with information from old catalogues and photographs of actual clocks. The supplement includes a price guide in US dollars. (Ref: N1876)
Price: £55.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Gustav Becker Clocks - a Guide to Identification and Prices
NEW. 246 pages, illustrated, 1997. Becker started his business in 1850 and the trademark continued in use until about 1935. This book demonstrates the wide range of clocks made by the Gustav Becker factory and its successor - the United Clock Factories of Freiburg. The illustrations are taken from old company catalogues together with photographs of surviving clocks, all grouped by type of clock, with details of clock size and striking details. An essential book for Gustav Becker enthusiasts. Hardback edition with latest price update, in US $, for the year 2000. (Ref: N620)
Price: £39.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Ingraham Clocks & Watches
NEW. 375 pages, 1269 illustrations, 1998. A good account of the Ingrahams and their clockmaking firms in Connecticut from the 1820's until the 1970's. The book has a special section on early Ingraham clocks made prior to 1860; the remainder is a detailed survey of the other clocks and watches produced with illustrations from old catalogues and photographs of surviving clocks. With 1999 price update in US dollars. (Ref: N1877)
Price: £37.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Kroeber Clocks - American & Imported
NEW. 584 pages, 2015 illustrations, 2006. Florence Kroeber, based in New York but German by birth, was a major retailer of American, German and French clocks in the second half of the 19th century. The book illustrates many of the different clock types and styles sold by the firm and is a very useful guide to dating them. The section on French and German clocks includes gilt and marble mantel clocks, "Vienna regulators" and cuckoo clocks. With 2006 price guide in US dollars. (Ref: N1312)
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Price: £65.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators Part 1: Machine Made Clocks
NEW. 504 pages, 1137 illustrations, 1994. A detailed survey, with illustrations from old catalogues, of the longcase clocks and regulators produced by 50 factories in England, Europe and America. Some names such as Ansonia, Gustav Becker and S. Smith & Son will be familiar; others such as the Mauthe Clock Company, Haas & Shone and Harris & Harrington less so. With 2000 price update in US dollars. (Ref: N1878)
Price: £55.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements
NEW. 2 volumes, 1151 pages in total, illustrated, 3rd edition, 2004. Seth Thomas commenced making clocks in the early 19th century and the firm was still in business in 2001, the early clocks had wooden movements. A very detailed and comprehensive guide to the clocks and movements made by the firm with information taken from old sales catalogues which helps to date them. This is the best reference book to Seth Thomas Clocks and includes watches and turret clocks made by the firm. With price guide dated 2005.

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(Ref: N1795)
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Price: £120.00

Marmottan (P.): A.-L. Breguet son génie, sa légende, son oeuvre / his genius, his fame, his work
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated; plus 20 pages, illustrated; no date. Published in 1991 by Montres Breguet S.A. the first part of the book is a republication of Paul Marmottan's Abraham-Louis Breguet first published in 1923, now with an English translation. The second part, Breguet Today, is a well illustrated guide to Breguet's modern products including photographs taken at the bench during construction. A fine copy, card covers. [Part 1 is in French and English; Part 2 is in French, English, German, Italian and Japanese] (Ref: N2440)
Price: £50.00

Marti (L.): A Region in Time
NEW. 382 pages, illustrated 2007. A socio-economic history of the Swiss valley of St. Imier and the surrounding area, from 1700 to 2007. Published to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Longines this excellent new book traces the history of watchmaking and other industries in the Jura region where watches have been manufactured for over 300 years. Many great watchmaking names are mentioned including Longines, Blancpain, Chopard, Minerva and Reymond. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1518)
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Price: £65.00

Matthys (R.J.): Accurate Clock Pendulums
NEW. 263 pages, lots of figures, 2004. A well written and understandable book for people who want the best accuracy from pendulum clocks. The book considers all the different parts and aspects of a pendulum and the factors that affect accuracy. The book has sections on the suspension spring, the pendulum rod, air and clockcase effects, and one on pendulum electronics. The general section considers pendulum materials, the quality factor Q, rate adjustment mechanisms and much, much more. An excellent book for the technically minded and those who want to build an accurate pendulum clock. With dust jacket. (Ref: N486)
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Price: £72.50

Matz (B.): The History and Development of the Quartz Watch
NEW. 61 pages, illus., 1999. A useful history of the battery driven watch from its beginnings in a laboratory in 1952 to domination of the market place in the 1990's. Card covers. (Ref: N627)
Price: £14.50

Mauriès (P.): Cabinet of Curiosities
NEW. 256 pages, 139 colour & 133 duotone illustrations, 2011. A well illustrated history of 'cabinets of curiosities' from the 16th the 20th century. Cabinets were formed by Renaisance nobles, polymaths and early scientists and many of the older collections and objects became the nucleus of early museums. (Ref: N2534)
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Price: £29.95

McConnell (A.): Instrument Makers to the World - A History of Cooke, Troughton & Simms
NEW. 116 pages, illustrated, 1992. An excellent book about the history of Thomas Cooke & Sons of York and Troughton & Simms of London. The firms merged in 1922 and were eventually absorbed by Vickers Instruments Ltd. Thomas Cooke & Sons made turret clocks and several regulators as well as all kinds of optical instruments. Troughton, later Troughton & Simms, were one of the leading instrument makers of the 19th century. Soft covers. (Ref: N398)
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Price: £16.00

McConnell (A.): Jesse Ramsden (1735 - 1800) London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker
NEW. 318 pages, illustrated, 2007. An excellent biography about the life and work of Jesse Ramsden who made scientific instruments for the major European observatories as well as private clients. This is a detailed account of the scientific instrument trade, in London, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The book also has a chapter on Ramsden's successors - Matthew Berge, James Allen and Nathaniel Worthington. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1517)
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Price: £65.00

McKay (C.): Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster
NEW. 279 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations and 260 b&w illus., 2010. A comprehensive history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009. The book includes full technical descriptions of the clock and the bells, including the cracking of the bell in 1859 and the clock disaster of 1976. An interesting book for all those interested in clocks and our Victorian heritage. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2266)
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Price: £42.50

McKay (C.): John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. This book reproduces two articles, first published in 1843 and 1852, about visits to the Moore factory. Also included is a brief history of the firm, a listing of turret clocks produced by Moore and photographs of typical Moore clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N530)
Price: £12.00

McKay (C.): J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell - Facsimiles
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2001. Advertising material and catalogues, dating from 1880 and circa 1910, showing Smith's products are reproduced in facsimile, as well as a Victorian article about the firm from The Illustrated London News. The material covers all kinds of English clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N531)
Price: £12.00

McKenna (J.): Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Central England
NEW. 368 pages, 300 illus., 1 map, 2002. A very detailed study of makers in Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. As well as the biographical details of makers there are sections on Uttoxeter case makers, Newcastle-under-Lyme movement makers, sources of parts and materials as well as Birmingham dial makers and dial painters. This is an excellent book and well worth buying. With dust jacket. (Ref: N206)
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Price: £35.00

Meis (R.): A. Lange & Söhne, the Watchmakers of Dresden
NEW. 383 pages, over 900 illustrations, 2nd edition, 2005. A detailed history of the famous German firm with detailed information about the pocket watches, wristwatches, clocks and marine chronometers produced since 1845. The business was founded in 1845 by Adolph Lange in Glashütte and, following the reunification of Germany and the revival of the firm, has become a respected maker of first class mechanical wristwatches. With dust jacket and slipcase.

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(Ref: N2291)
Price: £110.00

Mennim (E.): Transit Circle: The Story of William Simms 1793 - 1860
NEW. 303 pages, illus., no date. A biography of William Simms senior who entered into partnership with Edward Troughton in 1826. Troughton & Simms made all kinds of scientific instruments but are best remembered for their optical instruments which were sold to observatories around the world. Soft covers. (Ref: N399)
Price: £9.50

Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
NEW. 301 pages, illustrated, revised edition, 2004. This book is very useful as it contains an extensive list of chronometer makers and craftsmen with addresses and working dates. The early chapters include information about John Harrison, the Greenwich trials, Kelvin & Hughes, Mercer serial numbers, etc. This revised edition has a few corrections in the list of makers and 10 extra pages at the end - Chronometer frame makers (1 page), overseas names listed by country (5 pages) and detailed views of Mercer chronometer movements (4 pages). With dust jacket. (Ref: N411)
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Price: £42.00

Middleton (W.E.K.): A History of the Thermometer and Its Uses in Meteorology
NEW. 249 pages, figures, originally published in 1966 this is the recent paperback reprint. An interesting work on thermometers and thermometer scales and also a learned tome for weather buffs. Paperback. (Ref: N1801)
Price: £25.00

Middleton (W.E. K.): The History of the Barometer
NEW. 489 pages, lots of figures, the 1994 reprint of a book first published in 1964. This is an excellent detailed account of the barometer from its invention by Torricelli in the 1640's and all the improvements made up to about 1950. Mercury barometers and barographs are studied in detail, as is the development of aneroid mechanisms. The appendix describes the more important barometers studied by the author in museums and institutions around the world. With dust jacket. (Ref: N435)
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Price: £24.95

Miles (R.H.A.): Synchronome - Masters of Electrical Timekeeping
NEW. 274 pages, over 300 illustrations, 1st edition, 2011. A well researched and comprehensive work on the Synchronome company, their master clock in all its forms and variants, and their slave dials and ancillary equipment. The book also has chapters on the development of the precision clock by William Hamilton Shortt with a list of all known Shortt clocks, the detail of their order-book specification, original location and subsequent history where known. This will be the standard reference on Synchronome and Shortt clocks for many years to come. With dust jacket.

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Price: £65.00

Miles (R.H.A.) & Ridout (M.): Brillié Electric Clocks
NEW. [98 pages], illustrated, 2007. This book published by the AHS's Electrical Horology Group is an English translation of several original French product catalogues, installation and set up notes, and a fault-finding guide. The catalogues cover a wide range of Brillié clocks and the notes on operation, installation and fault finding will be of use to restorers. Soft covers. (Ref: N1427)
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Price: £16.00

Millburn (J.R.): Adams of Fleet Street - Instrument Makers to King George III
NEW. 420 pages, illustrated, 2000. An excellent study of the scientific instrument business founded by George Adams in 1734 and continued by his sons George junior and Dudley until 1817. Adams made some of the finest instruments of the 18th century and wrote several technical books. This book reproduces several catalogues by Adams and has a detailed list of publications by the family. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1373)
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Price: £80.00

Millburn (J.R.): Wheelwright of the Heavens - The Life and Work of James Ferguson, FRS
NEW. 328 pages, 59 figs, 1988. James Ferguson is an interesting 18th century character who designed clocks with astronomical and tidal dials, designed and made orreries and globes and wrote books on astronomy, mechanics, horology and electricity. Ferguson also lectured on 'popular science' in the mid-Georgian period. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1240)
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Price: £30.00

Moe (H.): The Story of the Microscope
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated in colour and b&w, first English language edition, 2004. An excellent book on the history of the microscope over the last 400 years, with good descriptions of the component parts and how they were used. This is a high quality publication written by a practising microscopist and illustrated with photographs of microscopes in the Medical Historical Museum, Copenhagen. With dust jacket. This is one of the best books on the subject. This book is now out of print.
(Ref: N1929)
Price: £85.00

Morris (P.J.T.) & Staubermann (K.): Illuminating Instruments
NEW. 174 pages, illustrated, 2010. The 7th volume in the Artefacts series - a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, the Deutsches Museum and the London Science Museum. This volume sheds new light on scientific instruments ranging from the 18th century solar microscope to the electron capture detector of the 1960's. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2330)
Price: £24.95

Morrison (J.E.): The Astrolabe
NEW. 438 pages, illustrated, 2007. The Astrolabe is a complete treatise on the astrolabe and includes the description, history, use, theory and design of all types of astrolabes and several related devices. The book is not about specific historical instruments but covers the principles and design details of each instrument type as well as the application of computers to astrolabe design and practical advice on making an inexpensive working astrolabe. Card covers. (Ref: N2277)
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Morrison Low (A.D.): Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution
NEW. 408 pages, illustrated, 2007. A well researched book looking at the growth of scientific instrument making in London and the English provincial centres (principally Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield) from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the Great Exhibition in 1851. The book has an excellent bibliography for further reading and a detailed listing of scientific instrument makers in the 5 provincial cities mentioned above. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1374)
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Price: £65.00

Mörzer Bruyns (W.F.J.) & Dunn (R.): Sextants at Greenwich
NEW. A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
323 pages, 694 photos (22 in colour), 76 figs., 2009. The first section of the book gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and used for that purpose, between about 1450 and the 1970's. The second part of the book is a catalogue of the 347 instruments in the National Maritime Museum collection. With dust jacket and slipcase. A companion volume to Sundials at Greenwich and Astrolabes at Greenwich, which we also stock.

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(Ref: N1932)
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Price: £120.00

Mudge (T.): A Description with Plates of The Timekeeper Invented by the Late Mr. Thomas Mudge to which is Prefixed a Narrative, by Thomas Mudge, his son
NEW. Portrait, [14 pp], 151 page prefix, 176 pages, 9 plates, first published in 1799 this is the 1977 facsimile reprint. An excellent quality reprint of this horological classic work by one of the chronometer pioneers. The first 8 plates are about marine chronometers and the 9th is of the lever escapement invented by Mudge. (Ref: N474)
Price: £25.00

Murray (H.): Directory of York Goldsmiths, Silversmiths & Associated Craftsmen
NEW. 160 pages, 14 plates, 1998. This well researched book includes York watch and clock makers who may also have worked in gold and silver. Each entry includes dates, addresses and family details where known. Card covers. (Ref: N695)
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Musée International D'Horlogerie: L'Heure Électrique
NEW. 211 pages, illustrated, 2005. The proceedings of a 2-day conference - Electricité et horlogerie - une (r)évolution de société? - held in September 2004 and the catalogue of an exhibition - L'Heure électrique - held in 2005 at the museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The conference and the exhibition catalogue include watches as well as clocks and over 160 items are illustrated with brief descriptions. If you missed the exhibition then you need the catalogue as it contains lots of information on electric clocks and watches. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: N994)
Price: £30.00

Mützlitz (H.): A. Lange & Söhne Highlights
NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2010. A history of this famous firm, founded in 1845 and, since 1990, again a premier maker of mechanical wristwatches. The book documents the wristwatches produced since 1994 including the Lange 1, 1815, Arkade and Cabaret models. [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2272)
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Price: £12.95

Mützlitz (H.): Breitling Highlights
NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2009. The book starts with the company history of this famous watch brand and the reasons for its popularity. One hundred of the most remarkable models are described and illustrated including the legendary "Navitimer", the "Avenger", chronographs for nearly every purpose, the "Superocean", the "Cockpit" and the special edition "Breitling for Bentley". [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2273)
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Mützlitz (H.): Omega Highlights
NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2009. A history of this famous Swiss brand, known for their involvement in timekeeping at sporting events and for the watch that went to the moon. About one hundred of the most remarkable models are described and illustrated: the Speedmaster "Moonwatch", today's wristwatches with Co-Axial technology, special editions such as "The Legend Collection" and the "Olympic Collection", "Seamaster" and many more. [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2274)
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Nardin (R.): Les Chronomètres de Marine Ulysse Nardin
NEW. 158 pages, illustrated, 1994. This is the only book I know of about the chronometers of the famous Swiss business, Ulysse Nardin. The first 132 pages, by Raymond Nardin, open with a brief history of the quest for accurate timekeeping at sea from 1708 to 1803, plus details of the Nardin family between 1803 and 1846, followed by a detailed account of the Ulysse Nardin business from its founding in 1846 up to 1975. The second part of the book by Estelle Fallet is a detailed study of the chronometer activities of Paul-David Nardin (Ulysse Nardin's son) between 1876 and 1918. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: N2112)
Price: £65.00

Neale (F.) & Lovell (A.): Wells Cathedral Clock
NEW. 24 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 2006. An interesting booklet about the medieval clock and automata installed at Wells (Somerset, England) prior to 1392. The clock movement is now in the Science Museum in London, the internal and external dials are now driven by a Gillett & Bland movement made in 1880. The booklet describes the dials and the wooden figures as well as giving the history of the clock. Card covers. (Ref: N973)
Price: £5.00

Neale (J.A.): Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671 - 1737
NEW. 304 pages, 248 black and white, and 13 colour illus., 1999. This book traces the rise of the Windmills' business, describes their clocks and watches in detail and provides information on their family and associates. An important book about one of Britain's most respected clockmaking families. With dust jacket. (Ref: N222)
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Negretti & Zambra: A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments
NEW. 176 pages, reprint of a book first published in 1864. A detailed work describing the principles and construction of barometers, hygrometers, rain guages, anemometers, ozonometers and other meteorological instruments. Paperback. (Ref: N224)
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Price: £7.95

Newman (S.): The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang
NEW. 256 pages, 30 illustrations, 2010. This book is a detailed study of poverty, survival and bygone trades; and explores the significance of watch making and other cottage industries that helped to keep the people of Christchurch out of the clutches of poverty. The author explores the significance of the fusee chain and what this industry meant to the inhabitants of Christchurch. A good study on fusee chain making, with details of the manufacturers and their employees. Card covers. (Ref: N2209)
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Price: £16.99

Nicolet (J.-C.): From Hand to Machine
NEW. 110 pages, 48 colour plates, 53 figs., no date. The English language edition of a book which describes the introduction of tools such as fusee engines, pinion cutters etc., which started the mechanisation of the horological industry. 48 tools from the collection of the Musée International d'Horlogerie are well described and illustrated with excellent photographs. With card slipcase. (Ref: N1812)
Price: £50.00

Nicolet (J.-C.): Turning and Milling in Horology
NEW. 53 pages, 62 illus., no date. Published by the horological tool makers Bergeon & Cie this is a good explanation of how to make wheels, pinions, crown wheels, striking racks, etc. (Ref: N1813)
Price: £45.00

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: £69.95

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].

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(Ref: N657)

Ohlson (O.): Helpful information for Watchmakers
NEW. 95 pages, illus., the 2000 reprint of a book first published circa 1910. An interesting booklet published by the Waltham Watch Company to assist repairers of Waltham watches. Card covers. (Ref: N1186)
Price: £9.50

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Restoring Musical Boxes & Musical Clocks
NEW. 368 pages, 180 illus. and 184 diagrams approx., reprinted 2005. A good book, now back in print, for the understanding and the repair of cylinder and disc musical boxes, singing birds and all types of musical clocks. An excellent book and essential for restorers and owners of musical boxes and musical clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N797)
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Price: £35.00

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): The Musical Box - A Guide for Collectors Including a Guide to Values
NEW. 343 pages, 330 plates, 78 figs, 1995. This is the most recent and best of Ord-Hume's books on musical boxes and is the definitive history of mechanical music, its instruments and their development and technology. The book illustrates the various types of mechanism and includes patents, makers' trade marks and tune sheets. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1653)
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Price: £59.95

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): The Musical Clock - Musical & Automaton Clocks and Watches
NEW. 352 pages, well illustrated in colour and b&w, 1995. The definitive work on musical clocks, including the tunes played, and note on their makers. A very useful book for collectors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N231)
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Price: £49.99

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: £80.00

Osterhausen (F. von): The Movado History
NEW. 234 pages, 270 illustrations, 1996. The Movado Company, of La Chaux-de-Fonds, was founded in 1881 by the Ditisheim family. This is a high quality book, produced with the cooperation of Movado, with excellent illustrations and detailed information. With dust jacket and card slipcase. (Ref: N1528)
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Price: £67.50

Osterhausen (F. von): Wristwatch Chronometers - Mechanical Precision Watches and their Testing
NEW. 211 pages, 289 illustrations, 1997. The first section of the book is a detailed account of chronometer testing for wristwatches in Europe, primarily in Switzerland. Information is given about testing methods and procedures based on the yearly reports from the Swiss Observatories and Swiss testing agencies. The remainder of the book illustrates and describes wristwatch chronometers from a large number of makers (mainly Swiss). With dust jacket. (Ref: P1897)
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Ovens (R.) & Sleath (S.): Time in Rutland - a History and Gazeteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland
NEW. 400 pages, illustrated, 2002. A very comprehensive book, with a wealth of information for horologists and campanologists, about England's smallest county. The book has a gazeteer of all bells, sundials and turret clocks known to be in Rutland and a biographical listing of all Rutland clockmakers plus notes on clockmakers from outside the county who made clocks which are now located in the county. A useful section is devoted to information about British bell founders who supplied bells to Rutland - this information is not easily available elsewhere. A good book which deserves a place on your bookshelf. With dust jacket. (Ref: N234)
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[Patek Philippe]: Patek Philippe Geneve 1920 - 1965 Material Catalog
NEW. [36 pages], reprinted 2000. A facsimile reprint of a materials catalogue originally published by Patek Philippe in the mid 1960's. The book has movement illustrations, parts lists and instructions for various watch calibres. Card covers. (Ref: N1476)
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[Patek Philippe]: Timepieces for Royalty - 1850-1910
NEW. 192 pages, illustrated, only 1000 copies printed, 2005. Produced as a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Patek Philippe Museum in 2005 this book is a history of the Royal families of Europe in the 19th century and their watches purchased from Patek Philippe. The volume also contains a history of the firm and details of their participation in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Card covers. (Ref: N2288)
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Patrizzi & Co.: The Patrizzi Pocket Expert® Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Gold Bridge
NEW. 375 pages, illustrated, 2011. The history and comprehensive technical details of an iconic watch. The book starts with the first model in 1860 by visionary watchmaker Constant Girard through to the latest contemporary creations. During this period more than 40 different models show the evolution of the mythical Tourbillon with Gold Bridge. A very useful guide for dealers and collectors. Card covers. [English and French language] (Ref: N2424)
Price: £21.00

Patrizzi & Co.: The Patrizzi Pocket Expert® Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Manual Winding
NEW. 237 pages, illustrated, 2010. A clear explanation of the history, and comprehensive technical details of, the celebrated Rolex Cosmograph Daytona from the launch of the first manual winding model in 1963 to the appearance of the Cosmograph automatic in 1988. Nine different models were produced during this period. A very useful guide for dealers and collectors. Card covers. [English and Italian language] (Ref: N2423)
Price: £21.00

Pearson (M.): Kent Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 320 pages, illus., 1997. A comprehensive account of over 1200 clockmakers from the earliest period until the late 19th century. This edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies. Another useful regional title. With dust jacket. (Ref: N241)
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Price: £34.99

Pedersen (K.M.) & De Clercq (P.) editors: An Observer of Observatories - The Journal of Thomas Bugge's Tour of Germany, Holland and England in 1777
NEW. 220 pages, illustrated, 2010. Bugge, a Danish astronomer kept a journal of his 1777 tour; this book is an English translation of the journal with Bugge's drawings, complemented by photographs of buildings and instruments seen by Bugge and portraits of astronomers and instrument makers mentioned in the journal. (Ref: N2532)
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Penman (L.): Clock Design and Construction
NEW. 144 pages, 219 figs., 3rd edition, 2002. First published in 1984 this is a useful book for those wanting to understand the basics of clock design and construction. The author considers the design of each aspect of the movement and dial and each chapter includes a section of practical instructions for making the parts designed. Hardback with dust jacket. (Ref: N1233)
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Price: £18.00

Penman (L.): The Carriage Clock - a Repair and Restoration Manual
NEW. 352 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations, many text figures, 2005. A comprehensive and practical new book devoted entirely to the repair and restoration of (mainly) French carriage clocks. A very useful book for the amateur and professional restorer - if you struggle with alarms, quarter repeaters and grande sonnerie then this is the book for you! With dust jacket. (Ref: N647)
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Price: £29.50