WATCH BOOKS


The Illinois Watch: The Life and Times of a Great Watch Company


• Hardback • ISBN 2-940025-12-6


Code C32758 Description The Theory Of Horology


UOM Price £105.00


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The World’s Most Expensive Watches


agnostic” and places equal emphasis on vintage and cutting edge and as a consequence will remain relevant and be enjoyed for longer. The book is presented in at accessible, usefully illustrated and good humoured style throughout its 352 pages.


• 352 pages • 400 colour illustrations • Informative & entertaining • Hard cover • 24.5 x 29cm • ISBN: 9781851498291


Code C45573 Description The Wristwatch Handbook


UOM Price £50.00


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Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World


By Frederic J Friedberg


The Illinois Watch Company has long had an honored place in the annals of horological history. From their founding in 1869, through their commitment to timekeeping excellence in the early 20th century, to their development of many wonderful Art Deco/Moderne-inspired wristwatches in the 1920s, 


Today their watches are highly sought after by collectors, both for their engineering and beauty. Here is the history of the company covered in great detail and with solid research. Included are historical documents, vintage photographs of the people and manufacturing processes at the Illinois Factory, old advetisements, and a compendium of their wristwatch production from their beginning until their sale to Hamilton Watch Company.


But the best part for the collector and historian alike is a visual record of nearly every wristwatch design ever created by Illinois Watch Company, and their variations, in beautiful full color photographs. Each is accompanied by complete information about the watch and its production.


In addition, scattered through the book are historical references that place the Company’s evolution in the context of the general history of the period, and notes  adventures they have had in pursuit of them. Taken together this is an exciting and informative new volume for those who appreciate and cherish old timepieces.


• ISBN: 0764320386 • Size: 9” x 12” • Illustrations: 433 color and b/w images • Pages: 288 • Binding: Hard Cover


Code C32068 Description UOM Price


The Illinois Watch: The Life and Times of a Great Watch Company EACH


The Theory Of Horology


By Ryan Schmidt A complete guide to mechanical wristwatches


• By The Technical College of the Vallee de Joux • Edited by The Swiss Federation of Technical Colleges • In collaboration with The Watchmakers of Switzerland Training & Educational Program, Neuchatel - WOSTEP


Not only is this book very thorough, it includes the lastest elements of watchmaking in a very clear form and will quickly become the “bible” for schools, training centres and even watch specialists.


• 368 pages


The Wristwatch Handbook provides the reader with a comprehensive anatomy of the mechanical wristwatch, every conceivable function and form. It is the foundational text for the novice and the reference book for the seasoned enthusiast. Where other books about watches focus on advising the collector, on a single  events, The Wristwatch Handbook takes a detailed look  and leaves no stone unturned. The reader will gain the ability to identify a complicated watch from twenty paces and perform a top-to-bottom assessment of even of the most exotic timepiece in a matter of seconds.


The book starts with an introduction to the core mechanisms, covers the functions and forms in the main body and Concludes by zooming out from the minutia to the massive organism did is the watch industry, Contextualizing the manufacturing process, key brands, conglomerates and independent manufacturers, The Wristwatch Handbook is “brand


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By Ariel Adams


The World’s Most Expensive Watches presents some of the most extravagant, intricate, collectable, decadent or just plain interesting modern day time pieces that sit at the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a threshold of $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade or so of watches whose values soar to prices in excess of 5 million dollars. Additionally, it includes watches which have yielded extremely high price at auctions, many of 


• 324 pages • 456 colour illustrations • Explanations of prices & complexity • Informative & entertaining • 28.7 x 34.5cm • ISBN: 9781851497546


Code C40586 Description


The World’s Most Expensive Watches


UOM Price EACH £43.95 The Wristwatch Handbook


Watchmakers/Model Engineers Lathe By Donald De Carle


Complete 21st Century Edition - By Brian Loomes


Over 60,000 entries of known Watchmakers and Clockmakers around the world. Ideal for historians, connoisseurs and general collectors. • 873 Pages


Code C20900 Description


Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World


UOM Price EACH £50.00


By Donald De Carle


Clearly a users manual explaining the full potential of the precision lathe. Extensively illustrated with chapters on accessories and their function. • 240 Pages


Code C6035 Description


Watchmakers/Model Engineers Lathe By Donald De Carle


UOM Price EACH £16.80


Universal Lathe Belting


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