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![[Antiquorum]: Professor Thomas Engel Collection - Part 1 [Geneva 11/11/2001]](A272.jpg "[Antiquorum]: Professor Thomas Engel Collection - Part 1 [Geneva 11/11/2001]") | [Antiquorum]: Professor Thomas Engel Collection - Part 1
O/P. 133 lots, most illustrated in colour. Professor Thomas Engel's collection was mainly pocket watches but this auction also included a few wristwatches, books, horological tools, marine chronometers and several Breguet manuscripts. Pocket and wristwatches by Breguet was one of the collections strengths and perhaps the star of the collection was a one-minute flying tourbillon pocket chronometer made in 1927 by Alfred Helwig. A good copy of the hardback catalogue. [Sale @ Geneva 11/11/2001] (Ref: A272) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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![[Antiquorum]: The Art of Breguet [Geneva 14/04/1991]](A231.jpg "[Antiquorum]: The Art of Breguet [Geneva 14/04/1991]") | [Antiquorum]: The Art of Breguet
O/P. 479 pages, illus., 1991. The Antiquorum auction catalogue for 14 April 1991 with good descriptions and illustrations of 204 clocks, watches and marine chronometers, with interesting biographies for many of the original purchasers. A very useful reference book for Breguet enthusiasts. A good copy of the hardback catalogue, the dust jacket worn with a few tears. [Sale @ Geneva 14/04/1991] (Ref: A231) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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![[Antiquorum]: The Longitude at the Eve of the Third Millenium [Geneva 23/10/1999]](A268.jpg "[Antiquorum]: The Longitude at the Eve of the Third Millenium [Geneva 23/10/1999]") | [Antiquorum]: The Longitude at the Eve of the Third Millenium
O/P. A sale of important precision timekeepers - marine chronometers, regulators, watches - and documents relating to the discovery of the longitude. 75 lots all illustrated in colour, the most important being an 8-day marine timekeeper by Henry Sully - probably the third he made and one of only two known to have survived. This item, called Pendule à Levier by Sully, was made in 1724 and is extensively described and illustrated. Other items in the sale included an exceptional chronometer wristwatch by F.P. Journe, a pocket watch by George Daniels, several marine chronometers by Breguet and the first lever watch made by Joseph Emery. Hardback catalogue, very good condition. [Sale @ Geneva 23/10/1999] (Ref: A268) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Appleby (K.): Clockmakers of Cheshire
O/P. 152 pages, 12 colour and 12 b&w plates, 1999. This is the only book about Cheshire makers and the listing by town and village is most useful. The extracts from the Cheshire Sheaf, Chester Chronicle and Chester Courant provide useful information about the makers, which is not easily available elsewhere. This book has become hard to find. A very good clean copy, the dust jacket fairly good but with wear to edges and corners. (Ref: K5197 - F3) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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Arm (J.-P.): Watch Around - Authentic Swiss Watchmaking
O/P. Issues 004, 006 and 008 of the Swiss magazine Watch Around for Autumn 2008, 2009 & 2010. Each issue has news, book reviews and articles on watches, companies and personalities in the Swiss watch industry. Good condition. [Issues 006 & 008 are English language, issue 004 is German language] (Ref: K3415 - K2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Artissime: L'Art populaire dans le Brianconnais: les Cadrans Solaires
O/P. 62 pages, illustrated, 1996. A republication of the complete second edition of this work on sundials by Raphaël Blanchard published in Paris in 1901, with notes, notices and accompanying texts by Artissime. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5022 - BX18) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers August 1972
O/P. 25 pages, illustrated, 1972. A useful reference for the descriptions and illustrations of some fine chronometers by Arnold, Earnshaw, Dent, Motel, McCabe etc. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K600 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers May 1979
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1979. A useful catalogue describing and illustrating some fine chronometers by Arnold, Barraud, Dent, Breguet, Ditisheim, etc. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: KW475 - BX11) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers December 1987
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1987. A useful catalogue describing and illustrating some fine chronometers by Arnold, Barraud, Pennington & others, Breguet, James Murray, Usher & Cole, etc. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3907 - D2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Asprey: The Clockwork of the Heavens
O/P. 92 pages, 88 photographs, 1973. A useful and informative exhibition catalogue of astronomical clocks, watches & scientific instruments. A good copy, card covers.
* Was £8.00, now on special offer at £4.00 *
(Ref: K11 - H3) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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 | Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. These are unused pristine copies with perfect dust jackets - a special purchase of old stock found in a booksellers warehouse. (Ref: N1856) in stock.
Price: £8.50 |
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Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. Good copy, the dust jacket with a few small tears. (Ref: K1400 - H1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Assmus (F.): Technische Laufwerke einschliesslich Uhren
O/P. 279 pages, 273 figs, 1958. A detailed technical manual on gear trains, escapements and striking work for clocks, watches and relates mechanisms. A good copy, the dust jacket with a few small tears. [German language] (Ref: K3145 - Q2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Atkins (C.E.): The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631 - 1931
O/P. 339 pages, 18 plates, 1931. A scarce and useful reference book which is now very hard to find. A very good copy, bookplate on front endpaper, edges of cloth a little rubbed.
***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.***
(Ref: K12 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £295.00 |
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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, top edge gilt, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A very good copy of the standard brown cloth edition with gilt lettering to front and spine, pages clean and bright, corners lightly bumped. Now scarce.
***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.***
(Ref: K13 - M2) in stock.
Price: £150.00 |
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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A good copy, rebound many years ago with a vellum spine and paper covered boards, the latter worn to edges and with worn and bruised corners. A scarce book.
* Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book. *
(Ref: K3041 - V1) in stock.
Price: £160.00 |
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Atkinson (R.J.C.): Stonehenge and Avebury and neighbouring monuments
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1971. A useful visitor guide to Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill and the other prehistoric monuments in the area. A good copy, card covers (front cover torn). (Ref: K4527 - BX3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Attali (J.): Mémoire de Sabliers - Collections, mode d'emploi
O/P. 189 pages, illustrated, 1997. A detailed study of sandglasses and how they were used, with excellent colour illustrations of surviving glasses. The book also shows sandglasses depicted in paintings of the period in which they were made and used. A fine copy, with very good dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: K1959 - P3) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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 | Attree (W.): Ein neues Uhrenformat entsteht Die Evolution des Ulysse Nardin Kalibers 22/24
NEW. 164 pages, illustrated, 2018. A comprehensive new book on the legendary deck watch, caliber 22/24, produced by Ulysse Nardin between 1897 and 1972. These watches, mostly in large pocket watch style cases, were sold to governments and navies around the world so the book will be of great interest to military watch enthusiasts. The book opens with an account of the evolution of the watch and this is followed by a detailed, well illustrated account of 30 specific examples. The appendices include a table of serial numbers with delivery dates, list of customers, and participation in the annual trials at Neuchatel Observatory. [German language] (Ref: N4493) in stock.
Price: £80.00 |
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[Audemars Piguet]: Audemars Piguet Co-Sponsor of Alinghi, Defender of the 32nd America's Cup
O/P. 2 volumes. Part 1: A History of Performance, 36 pages, illustrated + CD; Part 2: Rising to the Challenge, 40 pages, illustrated + CD. Published, circa 2006, to promote the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Collection of wrist watches and the Team Alinghi Chronograph. Fine copy in deluxe box. (Ref: K3393 - X2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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