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Abbott's American Watchmaker: An Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold and Silversmith by Henry G. Abbott Publisher Comments Back in all its original prestige Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler remains the ultimate resource for watchmaking and jewelry craftsmanship. No aspect of the trade goes uncovered in this distinctly American approach to these ancient processes... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Watchmaking by George Daniels Publisher Comments The first and most comprehensive step-by-step guide on the subject, Watchmaking has become a classic in its own right. This new edition is updated to include a new section which discusses and illustrates a variety of the authors own watches. The author... (read more) Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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Practical Watch Repairing by Donald De Carle Publisher Comments The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to write Practical Watch Repairing in 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Watchmaker's Lathe: It's Use and Abuse by Ward L. Goodrich Publisher Comments Its Use and Abuse." (As if people actually need advice in abusing a machine!) "A study of the lathe in its various forms, past and present, its construction and proper uses. For the student and apprentice." Chapters include a brief history... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Learn Watch Repair at Home with the Home Study Course of the Wisconsin Institute of Horology by Mike Barnett Synopsis This over 400 page watch repair course was developed so that you can learn mechanical, vintage watch repair at home, at your own pace. The structured course is complete and assumes the student has few or no mehanical skills and takes the student from no... (read more) Your price: $43.25 New - Hardcover
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The Clock Repairer's Handbook by Laurie Penman Publisher Comments Laurie Penman has written an indispensable guide for both the absolute beginner and the experienced clock enthusiast. The Clock Repairer's Handbook provides information on how to repair and maintain a clock's delicate mechanics and teaches the basics of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Accurate Clock Pendulums by Robert J. Matthys Publisher Comments The Shortt clock, made in the 1920's is the most famous accurate clock pendulum ever known, having an accuracy of one second per year when kept at nearly constant temperature. Almost all of a pendulum clock's accuracy resides in its pendulum. If the... (read more) List Price $145.00 Your price: $134.12 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Complicated Watches & Their Repair by Donald De Carle Publisher Comments Dealing with a complicated watch used to be a rare job for the watch repairer, but with the popularity of the automatic, it is almost commonplace. Furthermore, the increased interest in calendar work, alarm watches, and chronographs will undoubtedly... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Clocks and Clock Repairing by Eric Smith Publisher Comments For all those who are interested in horology, whether as a hobby or within the trade, this user-friendly guide is invaluable as a wealth of information for the internal workings of clocks. Eric Smith provides a fully comprehensive manual to the repair of... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook, Dictionary, and Guide by F. J. Britten Publisher Comments Widely regarded as one of the most famous and useful encyclopedias on watch- and clock-making, this eleventh edition of the regularly updated guide was first published in 1907. This is the final edition Britten completed before his death in 1913, and it... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Clock Repairer's Manual by Mick Watters Publisher Comments In The Clock Repairer's Manual, Mick Watters explains how to approach all aspects of clock repair, maintenance, and cleaning with confidence. For anyone who has ever considered clock repair as a hobby or a profession, as well as those under initial... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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Clock Repairing as a Hobby: An Illustrated How-To Guide for the Beginner by Harold Caleb Kelly Publisher Comments It covers the theory behind clock movement and design, including the particulars of escapements, pendulums, balance wheels, and even the sheet music for popular chimes. The American striking clock, the 400-day clock, and the alarm clock receive special... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Pocket Watch: Restoration, Maintenance and Repair by Christopher S Barrow Publisher Comments An updated and revised edition of this practical guide—the book the author wished he had on hand at the start of his 20 years cleaning and repairing pocket watches Using as examples six of the most typical types of watch from a... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Practical Watch Adjusting by Donald De Carle Publisher Comments Almost a companion to Donald de Carle's earlier work, Practical Watch Repairing, this book's contents include general condition of the movement; cleaning and oiling; balance pivots; fitting a flat balance spring; fitting a breguet balance spring... (read more) Your price: $32.50 New - Hardcover
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Accurate Clock Pendulums by Robert J Matthys Publisher Comments The Shortt clock, made in the 1920's is the most famous accurate clock pendulum ever known, having an accuracy of one second per year when kept at nearly constant temperature. Almost all of a pendulum clock's accuracy resides in its pendulum. If the... (read more) Your price: $145.00 New - Hardcover
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On Time: How America Has Learned to Live by the Clock by Carlene E Stephens Publisher Comments Have you ever wondered who came up with time zones, or why we adjust our clocks at daylight savings time? This entertainingly written, generously illustrated book, drawn from a popular exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Watch Repair for Beginners: An Illustrated How-To-Guide for the Beginner Watch Repairer by Harold C. Kelly Publisher Comments First written by the definitive expert in 1957, Watch Repair for Beginners is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how to fix their own watch. Learn what horology is; the basics of watch and clock repairing; the mechanics of a clock; how the... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wheel and Pinion Cutting in Horology by J. Malcolm Wild Publisher Comments Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. This book, written by an experienced clock and tool maker, dispels those fears and gives a step-by-step guide to an... (read more) Your price: $70.00 New - Hardcover
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Clockmaking for the home shop machinist by C. J. Thorne Publisher Comments If you would like to leave your name on something of lasting value, make a clock. Most clocks will run for several hundred years with minimal repair. A mechanical clock capable of keeping time within an accuracy of 1 or 2 seconds a week can be made... (read more) Your price: $31.50 New - Trade Paper
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Revolution in time :clocks and the making of the modern world by David S Landes Review "A wonderful book...It's richly detailed and illustrated, extremely informative, and thoroughly enjoyable."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "David Landes is a splendid storyteller...The book abounds with anecdotes about people, not only those who made the... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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