Clocks, chronometers & watches (horology) books

254 books were found.

Patek Philippe Highlights

Patek Philippe Highlights

Author: Herbert James
ISBN: 9783868523126
Format: Hardback
$52.67

This title presents the 'finest timepieces in the world' according to their famous Swiss manufacturer Patek Philippe....  Read More >>

The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development

The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development...

Author: John Cronin
ISBN: 9781847971852
Format: Hardback
$45.00

In Marine Chronometers, the author explains the workings of the chronometer and highlights some of the most significant...  Read More >>

Grand Complications Volume VI: High Quality Watchmaking

Grand Complications Volume VI: High Quality Watchmaking...

Author: Tourbillon International
ISBN: 9780847834211
Format: Paperback
$45.00

Now in its sixth edition, this catalogue is a survey of the highest quality, complicated timepieces from the world's...  Read More >>

A. Lange & Sohne Highlights

A. Lange & Sohne Highlights

Author: Henning Mutzlitz
ISBN: 9783868522310
Format: Hardback
$52.67

This volume's attractive photography and knowledgeable texts present exclusive timepieces of the legendary watch...  Read More >>

Breitling Highlights

Breitling Highlights

Author: Henning Mutzlitz
ISBN: 9783868521979
Format: Hardback
$52.67

This title presents the most beautiful and most important models of the Breitling history.  Read More >>

Richard Mille

Richard Mille

Author: Alain Borer ,  Guy Lucas De Peslouan
ISBN: 9782702207628
Format: Hardback
$396.00

Richard Mille has devoted his career to haute horology. His love for high-precision mechanism and his passion for...  Read More >>

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

Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace...

Author: Chris McKay (Horologist)
ISBN: 9780199585694
Format: Hardback
$155.95

Richly illustrated, this book covers the history of Big Ben, the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the...  Read More >>

Clock and Watch Repairing

Clock and Watch Repairing

Author: Donald de Carle
ISBN: 9780719803802
Format: Paperback
$44.95

This profusely illustrated volume forms a step-by-step instruction manual on the repair of mechanical clocks and...  Read More >>

Wristwatches

Wristwatches

Author: A. Uglietti
ISBN: 9788871795492
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Vintage Wristwatches

Vintage Wristwatches

Author: Reyne Haines
ISBN: 9781440204098
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Offers a combination of the art, history and collectible aspects of fine, vintage watches. This title includes short,...  Read More >>

Times, Chimes & Charms of Dublin: A Guide to Dublin's Clocks and Bells

Times, Chimes & Charms of Dublin: A Guide to Dublin's...

Author: Joe Curtis
ISBN: 9780953332090
Format: Paperback
$47.52

This book is a layman's guide to Dublin's historic public clocks and bells, and doubles as a guidebook, since a...  Read More >>

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang

Author: Sue Newman
ISBN: 9781848684416
Format: Paperback
$77.63

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang offers a fascinating insight into the origin of clocks and watches and what this...  Read More >>

Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking

Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking

Author: Michael Clerizo
ISBN: 9780500514856
Format: Hardback
$224.40

Is a watch ever a work of art? Is a watchmaker ever an artist? From the Isle of Man to the Left Bank of the Seine,...  Read More >>

Wooden Clocks: 31 Favorite Projects & Patterns

Wooden Clocks: 31 Favorite Projects & Patterns

Author: Editors of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts
ISBN: 9781565234277
Format: Paperback
$40.00

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Anniversary Clocks

Anniversary Clocks

Author: Peter Wotton
ISBN: 9780747807339
Format: Paperback
$34.19

The mechanical anniversary clock, also known as the 400-day clock or torsion pendulum clock, is one of the most...  Read More >>

Grand Complications: High Quality Watchmaking - Volume V

Grand Complications: High Quality Watchmaking - Volume...

Author: Tourbillon International
ISBN: 9780847832446
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Grand Complications provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. This reference work for connoisseurs...  Read More >>

The Pocket Watch: Restoration, Maintenance and Repair

The Pocket Watch: Restoration, Maintenance and Repair...

Author: Christopher S Barrow
ISBN: 9780719803703
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Using as examples six of the most typical types of watch from a period spanning the late 18th century to the early...  Read More >>

Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800

Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England...

Author: Paul Glennie (School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol) ,  Nigel Thrift (Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick)
ISBN: 9780199278206
Format: Hardback
$184.95

Overturning many common perceptions of the past - for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were...  Read More >>

The Pendulum: A Case Study in Physics

The Pendulum: A Case Study in Physics

Author: Gregory L. Baker (Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Pennsylvania, USA.) ,  James A. Blackburn (Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.)
ISBN: 9780199557684
Format: Paperback
$90.95

"""The Pendulum: A Case Study in Physics"" describes one physical system - the pendulum - and its manifestations...  Read More >>

Watch and Clock Escapements: A Complete Study In Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of ... and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology

Watch and Clock Escapements: A Complete Study In Theory...

Author: Keystone
ISBN: 9781849020343
Format: Hardback
$38.79

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English Watch: 1585-1970 a Unique Alliance of Art, Design and Inventive Genius

English Watch: 1585-1970 a Unique Alliance of Art, Design...

Author: Terence Camerer Cuss
ISBN: 9781851495887
Format: Hardback
$726.00

The first book to cover all aspects of English watches from every period.  Read More >>

Grand Complications

Grand Complications

Author: Tourbillon International
ISBN: 9780847831265
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Focusing on high-end watches and timepieces, this book delves into the world of chronograph rattrapantes, perpetual...  Read More >>

Panerai

Panerai

Author: Giampiero Negretti ,  Simon de Burton
ISBN: 9782080305411
Format: Hardback
$462.00

Features photographs, which highlight the unique technical aspects of Panerai designs. This book includes sections...  Read More >>

Regulator Clock Construction

Regulator Clock Construction

Author: Peter K. Heimann
ISBN: 9781854862495
Format: Paperback
$45.54

This book describes the construction of two different clock projects - an eight day regulator clock and a month...  Read More >>

History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years; and Life of Chauncey Jerome

History of the American Clock Business for the Past...

Author: Chauncey Jerome
ISBN: 9781434697196
Format: Paperback
$49.50

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