Horological Titles
The American Pocket Watch
Antique British Clocks: A Buyer’s Guide
The Carriage Clock: A Repair and Restoration Manual
Brian Loomes
Laurie Penman
Loomes concentrates on important background information for the novice, including distinguishing between the genuine and the fake, and between the good and the mediocre, as well as how to recognize those factors which represent quality. The guide examines aspects that influence price, where to buy (auctions or dealers), researching makers and styles, and ‘investment’ ideas, as well as restoration principles.
Over 220 detailed and accurate drawings display the operation of the more complex parts and the text describes symptoms, faults and corrections of each type of movement in turn, with other chapters on tools, major repair techniques, cleaning, maintenance and a list of suppliers of materials. Also included are eighteen colour photographs showing a selection of clocks and their movements.
978-0-7198-1041-1 £15.99 216 x 138 mm (h/b) 128pp
978-0-7090-4611-0 £27.50 234 x 156 mm (h/b) 224pp
978-0-7198-0310-9 £29.50 234 x 156 mm (h/b) 352pp
Chronometer Makers of the World
Clock and Watch Escapements
Clock and Watch Repairing
Tony Mercer
W.J. Gazeley
Donald de Carle
For many years Tony Mercer, grandson of the most enduring English maker, has studied and collected a huge amount of information about these remarkable instruments that enabled explorers and the Royal Navy to map the world, the Navy to police it, and merchant venturers to sail in relative safety.
W.J. Gazeley’s Clock and Watch Escapements is widely regarded as a classic horological text. Basing the book on a lifetime’s experience in the clock and watch-making trade, the author provides detailed instructions for making all types of escapements and for the location and correction of faults.
This highly illustrated volume forms a stepby-step instruction manual on the repair of mechanical clocks and watches. Donald de Carle was a Fellow of the British Horological Institute and the author of many standard works on horology; his writings are based on years of practical experience.
978-0-7198-0340-6 £42.00 216 x 138 mm (h/b) 320pp
978-0-7090-4738-4 £27.00 216 x 138 mm (h/b) 304pp
978-0-7198-0380-2 £19.99 216 x 138 mm (p/b) 320pp
Christopher Barrow The Pocket Watch and The Verge Pocket Watch, and now this concise and beautifully illustrated step-by-step guide to the intricacies of American models will allow the enthusiastic amateur to rescue an old watch and perhaps pass it on to the next generation in full working order.