7745 - The World's Great Clocks & Watches

The 370 illustrations, of which 120 are in colour, include many photographs specially taken for this book of little-known examples of the clock- and watchmakers craft, and a particular feature is the use of engravings from early horological books to illustrate technical points. Rarely in our library and in good condition.

Preface 6

1   In the Beginning     8

2   The Rudiments of Clockwork    26

3   Great Clocks of the Iron Age   61

4   The Age of Brass and the Birth of the Watch    77

5   The Seventeenth Century - The Golden Age of Clocks and Watches    98

6   Progress towards precision - The Eighteenth Century   134

7   Marine Chrometry - 1675 to 1820    169

8   The Industrial Rebvolution - The Nineteenth Century and Beyond   184

9   East Meets West   214

10 Collectors and Collecting   232

     Further Reading   254

     Horological Societies   254

     Index   255

256 pages

Edition : 1977