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The Complete Horology
Reference Library DVD
Learn watch making, vintage watch repair and care, and
classic watch history!
Historical Publications with Classic Video Included!
Over 150
Total
Vintage Publications
Books, Vintage Journals, and watch repair guides
The largest
collection of Horology publications ever offered! Also
included are 3 and a half
hours of
vintage watch manufacturing films included in .mp4 format!
Neatly organized books, and videos, by topics as shown, on DVD.
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All books are in PDF
format, for easy searching and printing
Horology is the art or
science of measuring time. Clocks, watches, clockwork, sundials,
clepsydras, timers, time recorders, marine chronometers, and atomic
clocks are all examples of instruments used to measure time. In current
usage, horology refers mainly to the study of mechanical time-keeping
devices, while chronometry more broadly includes electronic devices that
have largely supplanted mechanical clocks for the most accuracy and
precision in time-keeping.
People interested in horology are called horologists. That term is used
both by people who deal professionally with timekeeping apparatus
(watchmakers, clockmakers), as well as aficionados and scholars of
horology. Horology and horologists have numerous organizations, both
professional associations and more scholarly societies.
This is a collection of over 150
books and publications that cover the study of horology. Also
included on this DVD is 3.5 hours of
classic timekeeping films and videos. Some of these
vintage books are over 100 years old, dating back to the early days of
watch making and repair. Also included is a set of non-english titles in French, German,
Italian, and Latin as well. The titles included are as follows:
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Accutron Repair Manuals
(others sell these separately
alone for a higher price, don't be tricked by amateurs!) |
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Accutron Service Manual Series 214,
39 pages |
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Accutron Service Manual Series 218,
52 pages |
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American Horological
Journal |
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American Horological Journal,
Devoted to Practical Horology, by
George Miller, 1869, Volume 1, 290 pages |
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American Horological Journal,
Devoted to Practical Horology, by
George Miller, 1869, Volume 2, 306 pages |
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American Horological Journal,
Devoted to Practical Horology, by
George Miller, 1869, Volume 3, 294 pages |
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American Horological Journal,
Devoted to Practical Horology, by
George Miller, 1869, Volume 4, 290 pages |
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Clock and Time Piece Making |
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A Catalogue of Books, Manuscripts,
Specimens of Clocks, Watches and Watchwork, by William Overall, 1875, 112 pages |
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A Practical Course in Horology, by H. C. Kelly, 1922, 196 pages |
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A Rudimentary Treatise on Clock and
Watch Making; with a Chapter on Church Clocks; and an Account of
the Proceedings Respecting the Great Westminster Clock, by EB Denison, 1850, 308 pages |
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A Treatise on Watch-work, Past &
Present, by Rev. H. L. Nelthropp,
1873, 326 pages. |
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American Watchmaker and Jeweler, an
Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold and Silversmith,
by Henry Abbott, 1898, 392 pages. |
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Clock & Watch Work, by E. Beckett, 1855, 196 pages. |
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Description of the Electro-magnetic
Clock, by C. Wheatstone, 2 page
article published Jan 1, 1837 |
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English-French-German Horological
Pocket Dictionary, by M. Grossman
& M. Loeske, 1891, 193 pages |
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Horological Department, Bradley Polytechnic Institute, 1886, 52 pages |
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Horology, by T. Reid, 1868, 103 pages |
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Horology, or a Popular Sketch of
Clock & Watch Making, by E.
Grafton, 1849, 80 pages |
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Jeweled Bearings for Watches, by Charles Higginbotham, 1911, 68 pages |
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Lessons in Horology, by J. Grossmann & H. Grossmann, 1905, 297 pages |
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Modern Letter Engraving for
Watchmakers & Jewelers, by Fh
Rees, 1898, 190 pages |
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Modern Methods in Horology,
by G. Hood, 1904, 265 pages |
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New and Complete Clock and
Watchmakers' Manual, by ML Booth,
1860, 363 pages |
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On a New Astronomical Clock, and a
Pendulum Governor for Uniform Motion, by William Thomson, 3 page article published on
Jan 1, 1868. |
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The American Watchmaker and Jeweler,
by J. Parish Stelle, 1868, 71
pages |
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The American Watchmaker and Jeweler,
by
J. Parish Stelle, 1873, 108 pages |
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The American Watchmaker and Jeweler;
an Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold and
Silversmith, by Henry Abbott,
1892, 375 pages |
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The Artificial Clock Maker, A
Treatise of Watch & Clockwork, by
W.D, 1734, 174 pages |
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The Construction of a Perfect Watch, by M. Grossman, 1891, 91 pages |
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The Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook,
Dictionary and Guide, by F.J.
Britten, 1896, 464 pages |
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The Watch,
by H. F. Piaget, 1877, 95 pages |
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The Watch, Its Construction,
by H. F. Piaget, 1860, 73 pages |
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The Watchmaker's and Jeweler's
Hand-book, by C. Hopkins, 1866, 49
pages |
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The Watchmaker's Handbook, by C. Saunier, 1881, 576 pages |
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Time Measurement, Catalogue of the
Science Museum Collection, by Fab
Ward, 88 pages |
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Treatise on Clock and Watch Making-
Theoretical and Practical, by
Thomas Reid, 1832, 529 pages |
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Watch & Clock Making, by D. Glasgow, 1893, 340 pages |
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Watch Makers Tables; a Collection of
Useful Information Concerning the Teeth of Wheels and Pinions;
the Trains of Watches and Clocks; Lengths of Pendulums,
Hazlitt & Walker, 1914, 76 pages |
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Watchmaker's and Jeweler's Practical
Hand Book. A Reliable Compendium of Valuable Receipts and
Suggestions, by Henry Abbott,
1892, 139 pages |
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Watchmakers' and Jewelers' Practical
Receipt Book. A Workshop Companion, Geo Hazlitt, 1892, 133 pages |
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Cleaning Repairing and
Adjusting |
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Avoiding Irregularities in Clock
Motion, 5 page article excerpt by
George Graham, 1726 |
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Directions for Using Bottum's Patent
Improved Universal Lathe Chucks and Improved Lathes, for Turning
and Finishing Every Description of Watch Pivots, Hart and Holden, 1852, 28 pages |
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Elements of Mechanical Philosophy, by John Robison, 1804, 798 pages |
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Friction, Lubrication and the
Lubricants in Horology, by WT
Lewis, 1896, 102 pages |
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How to Keep the Clock Right by
Observations of the Fixed Stars,
by T. Warner, 1869, 86 pages |
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Isochronism of Balance-Springs, Waltham Watch Papers, 1862, 37 pages |
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Length of Isochronal Clock Pendulums
in London & Jamaica, by G. Graham
& C. Campbell, 1733, 13 page excerpt |
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Observation on a Clock,
by J. Shelton, 1762, 10 page excerpt |
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On the Springing and Adjusting of
Watches, by FJ Britton, 1898, 160
pages |
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Practical Course in Adjusting, by T. Gribi, 1901, 250 pages |
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Rules and Practice for Adjusting
Watches, by Walter Kleinlein,
1920, 128 pages |
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The Clock Jobber's Handybook, by P. N. Hasluck, 1889, 227 pages |
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The Modern Clock; a Study of Time
Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation, and Repair, by Ward L. Goodrich, 1905, 517 pages |
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The Watch Adjuster's Manual, by C. E. Fritts, 1894, 387 pages |
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The Watch Jobbers Handybook, by Paul Hasluck, 1889, 193 pages |
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The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and
Abuse; a Story of the Lathe in Its Various Forms, Past and
Present, Its Construction and Proper Uses, by Ward L. Goodrich, 1903, 300 pages |
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Two Methods to Prevent Clock
Irregularity of Motion, by J.
Ellicot, 1752, 18 page excerpt |
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Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Stop
Watches, and Clocks, US War Dept,
1945, 227 pages |
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Balance and Escapement |
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A Practical & Theoretical Treatise
on the Detached Level Escapement,
by Moritz Grossmann, 1884, 124 pages |
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An Analysis of the Lever Escapement, by R. H. Playtner, 1910, 69 pages |
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Balance & Escapement Traits,
by M. Lee, 1922, 10 page excerpt |
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Escapement for an Astrological Clock
Invented by H. Kater, by J. F. W.
Herschel, 1840, 8 page excerpt |
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On the Construction & Theory of the
Dead Escapement for Clocks, by V.
L. Vulliamy, 1846, 53 pages |
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Practical Lessons on the Lever
Escapement on Its Tests, Error, Their Detection & Correction,
by T. J. Wilkinson, 1916, 266
pages |
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The Watch Balance and Its
Jeweling, by C.T Higginbotham, 1912, 34 pages |
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Watch and Clock Escapements, The Keystone, 1904, 197 pages |
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Church Clocks, Church
Towers and Bells |
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The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, by Mears and Stainbank, 1885, 73 pages |
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Church, Clock, Hemispherical, and
Other Description of Bells, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, by Mears and Stainbank, 1919, 72 pages |
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Lectures on Church Building with
Some Practical Remarks on Bells & Clocks, by E. Beckett Denisont-lord Grimthort, 1856, 350
pages |
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Portion of the Papers Relating to
the Great Clock for the New Palace of Westminster, by House of Lords, 1848, 60 pages |
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Some Considerations on Public &
Church Clocks, by V. L. Vuliamy,
1828, 22 pages |
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The Evolution of Tower Clock
Movements & Their Design over the Past 1000 Years, by M. Frank, 1922, 59 pages |
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The Tongue of Time or the Language
of the Church Clock, by W.
Harrison, 1853, 116 pages |
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The Tower Clock & How to Make It, by E. B. Ferson, 1903, 67 pages |
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The Tower Clock of the University of
Chicago, by E. B. Ferson, 1903, 61
pages |
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The Village Watchtower, by K. Wiggin, 1895, 230 pages |
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Clock and Timekeeping
History |
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A Brief Account of the Chronometer
of Parkinson & Frodsham, Royal
Observatory Greenwich, 1832, 32 pages |
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A History of Simon Williard,
Inventor & Clockmaker, by J. W.
Williard, 1911, 222 pages |
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Account of Improvements in
Chronometers, by J. S. Eiffe,
1842, 43 pages |
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Chats on Old Clocks, by A. Hayden, 1917, 306 pages |
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Clocks - Ancient & Modern, by W. S. Eichelberger, 1906, 12 pages |
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Clocks and Watches, by George Overton, 1922, 153 pages |
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Collection of Watches Loaned to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art of the City of New York, by Ga Hearn, 1907, 96 pages |
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Curiosities of Clocks & Watches from
the Earliest Times, by E. J. Wood,
1866, 462 pages |
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Former Clock & Watchmakers & Their
Work, by F. J. Britten, 1894, 410
pages |
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History of the American Clock
Business for the Past 60 Years, by
C. Jerome, 1860, 60 pages |
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Lancaster's Part in the World
Watchmaking Industry, by J. J.
Bowman, 1945, 36 pages |
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Mechanical Philosophy - Horology &
Astronomy, by W. B. Carpenter,
1857, 602 pages |
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Notes on the Management of
Chronometers & the Measurement of Meridian Distances,
by C. F. A. Shadwell, 1861, 180 pages |
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Old Clocks & Watches & Their Makers, by F. J. Britten, 1904, 753 pages |
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Old Scottish Clock Makers from 1453
to 1850, by J. Smith, 1921, 506
pages |
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The Complete Nautical Astronomer,
by C. H. Cotter, 1974, 339 pages |
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The Old Clock Book,
by N. H. Moore, 1911, 417 pages |
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The Principles of Mr. Harrison's
Time-keeper, 1767, 57 pages |
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The Story of Edward Howard and the
First American Watch, E. Howard
Watch Works, 1910, 25 pages |
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The Watch & the Clock, by A. Taylor, 1883, 25 pages |
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The Watch Factories of America, Past
and Present. a Complete History of Watchmaking in America, from
1809 to 1888 Inclusive, by Henry
Abbott, 1888, 152 pages |
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The Watchmaker's Wife, and Other
Stories, by Frank Stockton, 1893,
244 pages |
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Time & Clocks - a Description of
Ancient & Modern Methods of Measuring Time,
by H. H. Cunynghame, 1906, 216 pages |
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Time & Its Measurement,
by J. Arthur, 1909, 64 pages |
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Time & Timekeepers,
by A. Thomson, 1842, 206 pages |
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Time & Time Tellers,
by J. W. Benson, 1902, 147 pages |
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Time Telling Through the Ages,
by H. C. Brearley, 1919, 398 pages |
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Wrinkle in Practical Navigation, by S. T. S. Lecky, 1918, 942 pages |
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Walthum Clocks |
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History of the American Waltham
Watch Company of Waltham, Mass.,
by Henry Abbott, 1905, 118 pages |
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The Evolution of Automatic Machinery
as Applied to the Manufacture of Watches at Waltham, Mass., by EA Marsh, 1896, 156 pages |
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The Perfected American Watch,
Waltham Watch Co., 1875, 40 pages |
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The Waltham 6-size Model 1873m,
24 pages |
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Hamilton Watch Company |
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Service and Repair of the Hamilton
Electric Watch, 1959, 58 pages |
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Other Languages |
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French |
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Cours Pratique d' Horlogerie a l'
Usage des Fabricants des Rhabilleurs, by R. De Liman, 1881, 193 pages |
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De la Mesure du Temps, by M. F. Berthoud, 1787, 341 pages |
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Description de L'Horloge Monumentale
de la Cathedrale de Beauvais, by
M. A. L. Verite, 1868, 53 pages |
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Eclaircissemens sur des Nouvelles
Machines pour la Determination des Longitudes en Mer par le
Mesure du Temps, by M.
F. Berthoud, 1773, 174 pages |
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Enseignement Theorique de l'
Horlogerie, by J. Rambal, 1889,
355 pages |
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Essai sur l' Horlogerie, by M. F. Berthoud, 1763, Tome 1, 583 pages |
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Essai sur l' Horlogerie, by M. F. Berthoud, 1763, Tome 2, 502 pages |
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Etudes sur Diverses Questions d'
Horlogerie, by H. Roberts, 1852,
296 pages |
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Exposition du décor moderne de
l'horlogerie et de la bijouterie, section d'enseignement,
section rétrospective, by Musee
Galliera, 1921, 80 pages |
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Exposition Universelle de l'
Industrie en 1867, by C. Saunier,
1867, 396 pages |
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Histoire de l' Horlogerie, by P. Dubois, 1849, 460 pages |
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Histoire de la Mesure du Temps par
les Horloges, by M. F. Berthoud,
1802, Tome 1, 403 pages |
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Histoire de la Mesure du Temps par
les Horloges, by M. F. Berthoud,
1802, Tome 2, 498 pages |
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I Nouveau Traite General d'
Horlogerie, by M. L. Moinet, 1877,
Tome 1, 475 pages |
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I Nouveau Traite General d'
Horlogerie, by M. L. Moinet, 1877,
Tome 2, 848 pages |
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L' Art de Conduire et de Regler les
Pendules et le Montre, by M. F.
Berthoud, 1805, 122 pages |
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L' Art De Connaître Les Pendules Et
Les Montres, by H. Robert, 1849,
323 pages |
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L' Art de L' Horlogerie d' apres de
Berthoud et Vuillamy,
1827, (some pages bad quality), 652 pages |
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L' Horlogerie, by H. Havard, 1923, 193 pages |
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La Geometrie Pratique, by Allain Mallet, Tome 2, 1702, 354 pages |
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Les grandes inventions anciennes et
modernes dans les sciences, l'industrie et les arts, by L. Figuier, 1870, 468 pages |
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Les Longitudes par la Mesure du
Temps, by M. F. Berthoud, 1775,
476 pages |
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Manuel de L' Horloger,
by L. S. Le Normand, 1830, 406 pages |
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Nouveau Regulateur des Horloges de
Montre et des Pendules, by M. M.
Berthoud et l. Janvier, 1838, 335 pages |
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Nouveau Traite General Astronomique
et Civil de l'Horlogerie, by M. L.
Moinet, 1848, 482 pages |
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Traite d' Horlogerie Moderne,
by C. Saunier, 1887, 971 pages |
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Traite de l' Horlogerie Mechanique
et Practique, Thiout L' Aine & Quay Pelletier, Approuve par l'
Academie Royale de Sciences,
1741, Tome 1, 312 pages |
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Traite de l' Horlogerie Mechanique
et Practique, Thiout L' Aine & Quay Pelletier, Approuve par l'
Academie Royale de Sciences, 1741,
Tome 2, 314 pages |
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Traité des Horloges Marines, by M. F. Berthoud, 1783, 688 pages |
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Traité d'horlogiographie, by Jean Dupuis, 1663, 450 pages |
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Traite Pratique de Dorure et
Argenture Galvanique Appliquees a l' Horlogerie,
by A. O. Mathey, 1855, 31 pages |
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Voyage pour Eprouver en Mer les
Horloge Marines Inventees par F. Berthoud, M. de Eveux de
Fleurie, 1773, 894 pages |
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German |
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Ausfuhrliche Gefchichte der
Theoretisch Practischen Uhrmacherkunst,
by J. H. M. Boppe, 1801, 578 pages |
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Der Uhrmacher am Werktisch, by W. Schultz, 1908, 400 pages |
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Der Uhrmacher oder Lehrbegrif der
Uhrmacherkunst, by J. G. Geibler,
1797, 192 pages |
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Die Hemmungen der Uhren, ihre
Entwicklung, Konstruktion, Reparatur und Behandlung vor der
Reglage, by C Dietzschold, 1852, 280
pages |
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Die Hohere Uhrmacherkunst,
by U. Jurgensen & L. U. Jurgensen, 1842,
454 pages |
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Die Mittelalterlichen Horen und Die
Modernen Stunden, by G. Bilfinger,
1892, 288 pages |
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Die Uhrmacherkunst und Die
Behandlung der Pracisionsuhren, by
E. Glecich, 1892, 656 pages |
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Fragmentarische Versuch zur
Begrunbung einer Neuen Bissenschaft Chronometrie Gennant, by M. U. Gebhard, 1808, 52 pages |
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Geschichte der Uhrmacherkunst,
by F. W. Barfuk, 1856, 432 pages |
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Praktisches Handbuch fur Uhrmacher, by H. Grosch, C. Dietzschold & A. Huttig, 1907,
329 pages |
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Uhrmacher Lexikon, by F. Schade, 1855, 209 pages |
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Verbandstag Verband deutscher
Juweliere, Gold- & Silberschmiede Strassburg, vom 7.-11.
August 1914, 145 pages |
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Versuch einer Geschichte der
Entsthung unb Fortschritte ber Theoretisch Prattischen
Uhrmacherkunst, by J. H. M. Boppe,
1797, 110 pages |
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Vollstandiges Handbuch der
Uhrmacherkunst, E. Schreiber,
1865, 520 pages |
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Italian |
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Le due nuove campane di Campidoglio,
benedette dalla santità di N.S. Pio VII., P.O.M., by Francesco Cancellieri, 1806, 221 pages |
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Latin |
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Horologium
Oscillatorium, by C. Huygens, 1673, 181 pages |
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VIDEOS
(all are in .mp4 format to view on
your PC, iPad or Android tablet, or phone. (This is a
DVD-ROM that is only for your PC, it will not play in a regular
TV DVD player) |
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How A Watch Works,
by The Hamilton Watch Company, 1949,
runtime:19:18 |
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What Makes a Fine
Watch Fine, by The Hamilton
Watch Company, 1947, runtime: 20:42 |
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Ages of Time, by the
Hamilton Watch Company,
runtime: 17:22 |
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+ 7 more watchmaking and watch
history films, including vintage factory videos, and even
geographical histories of watch making towns. All
together, total video runtime is approx
3 hrs, 30 mins. |
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