Two new titles this month. "Big Ben" by Chris McKay will be the definitive work on this famous clock and should be of interest to all clock enthusiasts as well as all those who value our Victorian heritage. The other new book is "Twelve Faces of Time" by Doerr & Baumgarten, focussing on 12 modern independent master watchmakers. Also listed is a book published a few years ago - "Harrison" - about John Harrison. I have not seen this before - it's well worth reading as it illustrates all his clocks and contains information not available elsewhere.

Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster
Chris McKay

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 new book for all those interested in clocks and Britain's Victorian heritage.

***** Orders now being taken. Publication date 27 May 2010 *****

296 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations and 260 b&w illus., 2010.

£39.95    Order Here

Twelve Faces of Time - Horological Virtuosos
Elizabeth Doerr & Ralf Baumgarten

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.

207 pages, well illustrated in b&w, 2010. £70.00    Order Here

Harrison
Jonathan Betts

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.

96 pages, over 60 illustrations, enlarged edition, 2007.

£8.00      Order Here