The measurement of time was one of man's earliest obsessions, and the desire for ever greater precision in time-keeping has inspired generations in the fields of mathematics and science. Equally, each advance has produced accompanying works of great craftsmanship that have turned objects of sober function into things of outstanding beauty. Eric Bruton traces the path of this development from the simple shepherd's dial made of clay, through the rush of horological activity that followed the invention of the pendulum in the mid-seventeenth century, to the perfection escapement developments that form the basic principles of the complex electronic circuitry of our clocks and watches today. Combining specially commissioned line drawings, magnificent colour illustrations and a lucid, authoritative text, this book offers the reader a wonderful catalogue of man's achievement in the fields of science and art.

History of Clocks and Watches

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bruton, Eric

Crafts & Hobbies

Time Warner

The History of Clocks and Watches -- w/ Dust Jacket

Antiques & Collectibles

Black Cat.

***COURTESY OF TWOBEARS BOOKS*** One of man's earliest scientific achievements was the measurement of time by an instrument - from the shadow of a tall palm tree or stone obelisk timekeeping has evolved through sundials, water clocks, sand glasses and fire clocks to the quartz and atomic clocks which make space travel possible today. Carriage, grandfather, shelf, bracket - these are some of the clocks described. Watches, which evolved from table clocks and were first worn around the neck, are discussed and many fine, elaborate, jewelled examples are illustrated. The author, Eric Bruton, has traced the eventful history of this progress, and discusses many interesting side developments: that clocks and watches were the first technical products to be traded by Europe with the East; that the mastery of timekeeping at sea in the 18th and 19th centuries brought accurate navigation and the charting of the world's coastlines. There is a chapter devoted to clocks and watches in North America. Certain early American clockmakers gained great eminence, and the finest development of the shelf clock was a purely American design. The continual striving after accuracy has taxed the clockmakers' ingenuity through the centuries, as is clearly shown in the drawing of escapements from the 13th to 19th century. CLOCKS AND WATCHES is liberally illustrated with over two hundred pictures, many in full colour. They portray clocks and watches both weird and wonderful, including an uncommon one of Bilston Boxes - many of which were sham watches of varying degrees of realism.

Clocks and Watches

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Hamlyn Publ Group Ltd

Antique Clocks and Clock Collecting by Eric Bruton

Antique Clocks and Clock Collecting

London Hamlyn 1974

The Longcase (Grandfather) Clock

Frederick A. Praeger

Hallmarks & Date Letters on Silver, Gold & Platinum

2nd edition 1981 edition hardcover vg++ book in vg dw We have traded for 20+ years In stock shipped from our UK warehouse Each Book is in a protective clear bag, well packaged and normally sent out within 24 ho

Diamonds

N.A.G. Press

Nice clean copy.  No marks or writing.  Sharp edges and corners. (I)

Hallmarks and Date Letters on Silver, Gold and Platinum

Robert Hale, Ltd.

David Arthur Wetherfield brought together perhaps the greatest collection of entirely English domestic clocks ever made by a private collector. In 1930, after his death, the collection was sold, about half going to America (despite his wishes) and the remainder staying in the UK. It was particularly rich in longcase (grandfather) clocks, but had a good selection of bracket clocks and some lantern clocks, all purely English designs. One book was written about the collection before it was sold and two based on pictures taken for the catalogue produced at the time and afterwards. By a series of coincidences most of the original plates and pictures for two of the books came into the author's possession. With the help of horological associates, he has attempted to redate the clocks and present them pictorially in chronological order with new notes and captions. The object is not just to provide collectors with collated information, but to present a unique pictorial record to help dealers and collectors to date English clocks by their case styles. The longcase series is very representative and to fill gaps in the historical record of bracket (table) clocks, a new series of style drawings is provided. In addition, there is a new text that deals specifically with dating a clock by its movement, dial and case, with guidance on 'improvements' and 'marriages', when a case and a movement do not belong to each other. There are also notes on each maker represented.

The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks. A Guide to Dating English Antique Clocks

Collector's Dictionary of Clocks and Watches

Collectors' Dictionary of Clocks and Watches is intended not only for those who already collect horological items but also those who have a general interest in what was truly man's first precision engineering. With nearly 2,000 separate entries the dictionary is wide-ranging including everything the collector of clocks and watches would want to know. It explains the technical and specialist terms of the various parts and their functions in everyday language, and deals with most of the vast number of types and styles of clocks and watches produced over the years, with special attention to collectable ones. It lists the individuals who made important contributions to mechanical horology over its 600-year history. There are stories of the surprising survivals of Captain Cook's time-keeper, the chronometer that belonged to Captain Bligh of the Bounty, and Captain Scott's watch from the Antarctic.

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