With the aid of over 80 drawings and photographs, the author shows clearly how the different movements work and discusses the many efforts made to improve timekeeping over the years. Much of the information provided is based on his own original research. For the collector, there is a wealth of useful advice on repairing, buying and selling, simple research, and the study of rare or specialist watches in museum collections. The book is packed with ideas on what to look for and the pitfalls to avoid, so that modest resources can be spent wisely and bring many hours of interest and enjoyment.
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M. Cutmore is a chartered engineer who served in the Royal Navy before taking up a post as a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering. He is an acknowledged expert on watches and his other books, The Watch Collector's Handbook and Watches 1850-1980, have become standard works on the subject. All his books incorporate his own investigations and research, particularly into watch movements.
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This book was first printed in England in 1985, so don't expect any information more current than that. It is not a price handbook either. What it does provide is a high quality history of the development of the watch from the Middle Ages with a fair deal of technical explanation. For one unfamiliar with how watches are made, some of the terminology will be difficult. The book also provides some examples of how to research a watch and how to engage in the business of selling watches. Unfortunately, information on starting a watch shop in England in the 1980s is not very useful for most American readers of today, and the research is only moderately interesting. But as an historical introduction to watches it is a top-notch overview, suitable for the technically inclined beginner. The photos are of high quality.
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Clocks were constructed before watches, so that a history of watches logically begins with a brief look at their clock ancestry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fusee radius, verge watch, cannon pinion, continental watches, frictional rest, keyless winding, lever escapement, case hallmarked, lever watch, other escapements, detached escapement, curb pins, fusee chain, passing crescent, escape wheel, cylinder escapement, lever tail, balance roller, button wind, terminal curves, rack levers, balance cock, balance staff, balance spring, marine timekeepers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancashire Watch Company, Guildhall Library, Gregorian Calendar, Science Museum, National Maritime Museum, Antiquarian Horological Society, Conservatoire National des Arts, Greenwich Time, Portobello Road, Queen's Watch, Ste Croix New!
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Clocks were constructed before watches, so that a history of watches logically begins with a brief look at their clock ancestry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fusee radius, verge watch, cannon pinion, continental watches, frictional rest, keyless winding, lever escapement, case hallmarked, lever watch, other escapements, detached escapement, curb pins, fusee chain, passing crescent, escape wheel, cylinder escapement, lever tail, balance roller, button wind, terminal curves, rack levers, balance cock, balance staff, balance spring, marine timekeepers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancashire Watch Company, Guildhall Library, Gregorian Calendar, Science Museum, National Maritime Museum, Antiquarian Horological Society, Conservatoire National des Arts, Greenwich Time, Portobello Road, Queen's Watch, Ste Croix New!
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- Practical Watch Repairing by Donald De Carle on 5 pages
- Marine Chronometer hc: Its History and Developments by Rupert T. Gould on 4 pages
- Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World by Baillie in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Captain Cook by R T Gould on page 105, and Back Matter
- Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition by Brian Loomes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Watches, 1850-1980 by M. Cutmore on 4 pages
- Collecting & Repairing Watches by Max Cutmore in Back Matter
- Collector's Encyclopedia of Pendant and Pocket Watches 1500-1950 (Collector's Encyclopedia) by C Jeanenne Bell in Back Matter
- Book Arts Collections: A Representative Selection (Special Collections) by Lee Ash in Back Matter
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