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Warwick (A.): Collecting Clock Memories
O/P. 204 pages, illus., 2000. One man's recollection of 40 years enthusiasm for, and guide to, the clock collecting scene in England. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3010 - L1)  in stock.

Watchmakers of Switzerland: The Main Types of Chronograph Explained by Their Dials
O/P. 36 pages, illustrated, 1952. 15 different types of chronograph are illustrated and described. Good copy, spiral bound, card covers a little marked. (Ref: K645 - M1)  in stock.

Waterbury Clock Co.: Illustrated Catalogue of Clocks, Regulators, and Calendars, ..
O/P. 132 pages, illus., no date. A late 20th century reprint of a Waterbury Clock Company catalogue first issued in 1867. Good copy, the covers now a little marked. (Ref: K2998 - BX8)  in stock.

Waters (I.): Chepstow Clock and Watch Makers
O/P. 31pages, [20 illustrations], 1980. A useful listing of Chepstow clock and watch makers with addresses and working dates where known. This booklet is now very hard to find. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2402 - BX7)  in stock.

Waters (I.): Chepstow Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 15 pages, 3 illustrations, 1978. A useful listing of Chepstow clock and watch makers with addresses and working dates where known. This booklet is now very hard to find. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1521 - BX13)  in stock.

Watney (J.): The Mystery of Time
O/P. 29 pages, illustrated, 1999. A 'Pitkin' guide to time, calendars, sundials, clocks, time and longitude, John Harrison, Greenwich Mean Time, and modern timekeepers. A good introduction to the subject, aimed at young adults. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2263 - BX8)  in stock.

Watson (C.): (i) John Holmes - A View on his Life and Work & (ii) John Holmes (1727 - 97) Time for a Further Look
O/P. Two articles of 13 pages and 10 pages respectively, illustrated, 2003. Two interesting papers, published in two issues of Antiquarian Horology about the famous clockmaker John Holmes. These are the only articles written about Holmes' life and work that I know of. Very good copy, soft covers. (Ref: K5033)  in stock.

Watson (H. F.): Grantham Clock and Watch Making
O/P. [ 40p ], illus., 1988. A descriptive catalogue of an exhibition of clocks and watches made in Grantham with details about their makers. A very good copy, card covers.

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(Ref: K2379 - BX9)  in stock.

Watters (M.): The Clock Repairer's Manual
S/H. 176 pages, 219 figs., 1st edition, 1996. A good guide for the serious beginner with information on using the lathe, chiming work, platform escapements and much more. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1505 - B1)  in stock.

Watts (M.J.) & Watts (C.T.): The Burton Family of Clockmakers
O/P. Pages 83 - 91, 1 figure (a family tree), 1981. A well researched paper contained in a volume of the Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Members of the Burton family worked at Skipton, Kendal, Hawkshead, Whitehaven, Ulverston and Southshields. A very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K2358 - F2)  in stock.

Waugh (A.E.): Sundials their Theory and Construction
O/P. 228 pages, figures, 1973. A practical book for the enthusiast with detailed notes on how to construct all types of dial. A very good copy, paperback. (Ref: K2015 - B1)  in stock.

Way (R.B.) & Green (N.): Time and Its Reckoning
O/P. 181 pages, illus., 1951. An account of all the devices man has employed to record the passage of time - from Stonehenge to electric clocks. Good copy with worn dust jacket. (Ref: K3007 - L1)  in stock.

Way (R.B.) & Green (N.): Time and Its Reckoning
O/P. 137 pages, illus., 1940. An account of all the devices man has employed to record the passage of time - from Stonehenge to electric clocks. Good copy with worn dust jacket. (Ref: K3008 - L1)  in stock.

Weaver (J. D.): Electrical & Electronic Clocks & Watches
O/P. 233 pages, figs., 1982. A complete technical survey of electrical and electronic timekeeping from the first experiments to the atomic clock. This book is not easy to find and is always in demand by enthusiasts of electrical horology. A very good copy with good dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K1590 - H2)  in stock.

Wegner (J.): 50 Jahre Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chronometrie 1949 - 1999
O/P. 100 pages, illus., 1999. A celebration and history of the first 50 years of the German clock and watch society with historical information and reprints of old papers and lectures. Very good copy, card covers. [German language] (Ref: K4770 - A2)  in stock.

Weiss (L.): A Few Notes on Watchmaking in England During the Reign of George III
O/P. 33 pages, illus., 22 figs., no date. George III was a patron of the sciences and interested in horology. The major horological event during his reign was the development of the marine chronometer by Harrison, Mudge, Arnold and Earnshaw. Reprinted from an NAWCC Bulletin. Very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K2992 - BX8)  in stock.

Welch Mfg. Co.: Catalogue of Superior American Clocks
O/P. 64 pages. illus., recent reprint. A facsimile reprint of an original catalogue published in 1900 by the E. N. Welch Mfg. Co. The catalogue shows wall and table clocks as well as views of their old factory (destroyed by fire in 1899) and the new factory built in 1900. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2989 - BX9)  in stock.