WatchTech Reference Books
There are many, many references that need to be put in this list. Please post your favorites and I will add them to the list, trying to make some kind of order, so that we end up with the definative reference list. Books in all languages are welcome. Here...
George Daniels Watchmaking
First published in 1981 Revised and reprinted 2011 Philip Wilson Publisher Have a question, I read your (It's just a tiny screw) in Horological Meanderings. In the future would this be the forum you would use to post such material? Searching the internet ...
The Theory of Horology
The Theory of Horology by Charles-Andre Reymondin, Georges Monnier, Didier Jeanneret and Umberto Pelaratti (1999) Hardcover Publisher: Swiss Federation of Technical Colleges (1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 2940025126 ISBN-13: 978-2940025121 ASIN: B000BD...
A couple of thoughts
Britten, F. J. Watch and Clockmakers Handbook, Dictionary and Guide 1915 (reprinted in the last decade). Slightly dated but VERY detailed. Since so much of the watch world still works much as it did then, the info is still good, besides the engravings are...
Here is one of the most important books ...
... not a watchmaking book per se, but even more important for us: Since centuries, French is the main language of watchmaking, but here we speak English. As a consequence, we have frequent difficulties to determine the correctly corresponding technical t...
A complete history of clock and watchmaking
with its social impact and consequences: "Revolution in Time" by David S. Landes. Very well written in a popular style (in the best sense of the word) it also contains some technical drawings with detailed explanations in the Appendix sections. The place ...
It's About Time by Paul Chamberlain
is a wonderful and incredibly detailed analysis of all things escapement! Can be hard to find though! Cheers, Brandon
"All in good time" by George Daniels ...
More a biographic book but it shows how hard is to innovate (the co-axial) on the Swiss watch industry. The hardship faced by Daniels shows how the watch industry reacts to new ideas. Recommended. Cheers, Nilo
Here are a couple that I have...
Watchmaking George Daniels Philip Wilson Publishers Limited ISBN 0 85667 497 4 Practical Watch Repairing Donald de Carle FBHI N.A.G. Press (imprint from Robert Hale Ltd) ISBN 0 7198 0030 7 The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe Donald de Carle FBHI R...
