 |
 | Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
New. 394 pages, well illustrated with 427 b&w illustrations and 12 colour plates, reprinted with a foreword by Emmanuel Breguet, 2021. Long out of print, this much needed reprint makes Daniels' standard reference work, about the life and work of Abraham Louis Breguet and his successors, available to a new generation of enthusiasts and collectors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N5084) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
|
|
Darken (J.) (editor): Horological Masterworks - English Seventeenth-Century Clocks from Private Collections
O/P. 251 pages, profusely illustrated in colour, number 32 of 110 copies of the hardback edition, 2003. This is the high quality catalogue, with excellent photographs, of an exhibition of 53 fabulous clocks held in Oxford to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Antiquarian Horological Society. The catalogue fully describes and illustrates every item and has become a desirable collector's item. A fine copy with very good dust jacket of the rare hardback edition. (Ref: K4145A - G6) in stock.
Price: £145.00 |
|
Darwin (J.): The Triumphs of Big Ben
O/P. 188 pages, illustrated, 1986. The story of the famous clock at Westminster from its conception in 1836 to today. The mechanical disaster in 1976 due to metal fatigue, and the repair of the clock, is covered in great detail. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2928 - L1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
|
 | David (Jacques): American and Swiss Watchmaking in 1876
NEW. 82 pages, 43 figures, 2003. An English translation, by Richard Watkins, of two reports to the Intercantonal Committee of Jura Industries on the Manufacture of Watches in the United States. The reports, by Jacques David, are dated January 1877 and March 1877. David attended the United States International Exhibition of 1876 held in Philadelphia and was shocked by what he saw. American manufacturers, using modern methods of production had left the Swiss makers well behind in a very competitive industry. The reports were a principal agent in modernising the Swiss industry and shed much light on American methods of the period. Essential reading for American watch enthusiasts. Card covers. (Ref: N616) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
|
|
 | David (Jacques): Rapport A La Société Intercantonale Des Industries Du Jura Sur La Fabrication De L'Horlogerie Aux Etats-Unis
O/P. [ 11 ] + 120 pages and 8 plates, limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, 1992. A facsimile reprint of the manuscript report written by Jacques David following his visit to America in 1876. The report is written in beautiful copperplate handwriting and has finely drawn plates. The facsimile is published with a biography of David and a history of the manuscript. An as new copy with original and very good slipcase. [French language] (Ref: K3024 - L3) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
|
|
Davis (L.H.): The Greek Revival Influence on American Clock Case Design and Empire Case Development
O/P. 112 pages, 192 illus., 1991. A detailed study of American shelf clock cases. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K3281 - W1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
|
Dawson (P.G.): The Iden Clock Collection
O/P. 283 pages, illustrated, 1987. This book about the famous Iden collection of early English clocks was limited to 1000 copies and is now scarce. Each of the 127 clocks and barometers is well illustrated and described. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: KW95 - S3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
|
Dawson (P.G.), Drover (C.B.) & Parkes (D.W.): Early English Clocks
O/P. 552 pages, 800 illustrations, reprinted 2003. This book has become the standard work on English clocks made prior to 1710 and is an essential reference work. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K4372 - A1) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
|
 | De Carle (D.): Clock and Watch Repairing
NEW. 309 pages, 248 figures, reprinted 2003. First published in 1959 this book has three sections: clock repair, watch repair and the mechanics of complicated watches. With dust jacket.
* Was £18.99, now on special offer at £12.50 *
(Ref: N512) in stock.
Price: £12.50 |
|
|
 | De Carle (D.): Complicated Watches and Their Repair
NEW. 174 pages, 217 figures, 2011. First published in 1956 this book has been reprinted many times as it is an essential reference book for the watch repairer and restorer. The book covers automatic watches, chronographs, alarm watches, calendar watches and repeaters from all the major manufacturers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N646) in stock.
Price: £18.50 |
|
|
 | De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
NEW. 244 pages, 405 figures, reprinted 2017. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working clock repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N514) in stock.
Price: £18.99 |
|
|
 | De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
NEW. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, reprinted 2023. Writing in 1977, Donald De Carle observed that watch adjusting and springing had reached its peak - quartz watches being superior timekeepers. If you work on watches with balance springs then you need this book, it will enable you to get the best out of a mechanical watch. (Ref: N513) in stock.
Price: £22.00 |
|
|
De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
O/P. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, 1st edition, 1964. Writing in 1977, Donald De Carle observed that watch adjusting and springing had reached its peak - quartz watches being superior timekeepers. If you work on watches with balance springs then you need this book: it will enable you to get the best out of a mechanical watch. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K97 - Z1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
|
 | De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Repairing
NEW. 319 pages, 574 figures, third edition, reprinted 2020. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working watch repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject; this edition includes chapters on the Bulova tuning fork watch and the use of timing machines. With dust jacket. (Ref: N509) in stock.
Price: £18.99 |
|
|
 | De Carle (D.): The Watchmaker’s and Model Engineer’s Lathe – a User’s Manual
NEW. 238 pages, 73 plates, 229 figures, 6th edition, reprinted 2022. This edition of this well known work was revised by Eric Redstall. This book is the standard work on the subject and is a comprehensive survey of lathes and lathe accessories worldwide. The book also has a list of lathe and tool stockists in Great Britain and the U.S.A. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2308) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
|
|
De Carle (D.) : Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
O/P. 307 pages, illus., 2nd edition with supplement, 1975. A well known reference book. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K891 - C1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
|
De Carle (D.): With the Watchmaker at the Bench
O/P. 243 pages, 166 figs., 5th edition, 1946. The books sub-title is A book for the Practical Watchmaker, the Student and all Interested in the Watch trade. A useful book for makers and restorers; this is a very good copy internally, the covers now a little discoloured and faded. (Ref: K3514 - Y1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
|
Dekker (E.) & Krogt (P. van der): Globes from the Western World
O/P. 183 pages, 55 colour plates and 82 b&w figures, 1993. An excellent introduction to terrestrial and celestial globes made in Europe and America from 1492 onwards. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4008 - F1) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
|
 | Derham (W.): The Artificial Clockmaker
O/P. xii, 132 pages, 1 folding plate, the 1962 facsimile reprint of a book first published in 1696. The full title is The Artificial Clockmaker. A treatise of Watch, and Clock-Work: Wherein the Art of Calculating Numbers for most sorts of Movements is explained to the capacity of the Unlearned. The most famous of the early English language books on horology. A very good copy, boards a little marked. (Ref: K3816 - E5) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
|
|
'Detent': Repairing American Watches
O/P. 30 pages, reprinted 1971. An essay written by 'Detent' for the 10th Prize Essay Contest in The American Jeweler. Fine copy. (Ref: K2929 - BX14) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
|
