Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers
F. J. Britten
- Subject
- Makers, identification
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Long-standing reference for British and European makers; later editions differ substantially in content.
Bibliography
Reference Library
Only works that can be verified are listed. Where a publisher, year or ISBN is not confirmed it is left blank rather than filled with a plausible guess — fabricated bibliography is worse than none.
Standard works
Books and manuals
Clock and Watch Escapements
W. J. Gazeley
- Subject
- Escapement theory and repair
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Practical treatment of escapement geometry and repair for verge, cylinder, duplex and lever work.
Watch and Clock Making and Repairing
W. J. Gazeley
- Subject
- Watchmaking practice
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Bench practice reference frequently recommended to students of traditional repair.
Watches 1850–1980
M. Cutmore
- Subject
- Cases, movements, identification
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Useful survey of the industrial period, including case construction and movement types.
Watch Case Makers of England
Philip Priestley
- Subject
- Casemakers, hallmarks
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Reference for English casemaker's marks, valuable when dating cases from hallmarks.
It's About Time
Paul M. Chamberlain
- Subject
- Precision horology, makers
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Classic account of precision watchmaking and its practitioners.
The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development
Rupert T. Gould
- Subject
- Marine chronometry
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Standard historical account of chronometer development, still cited in modern scholarship.
Watchmaking
George Daniels
- Subject
- Traditional hand watchmaking
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Detailed account of making a watch by hand, widely used by students of traditional technique.
The Watch Repairer's Manual
Henry B. Fried
- Subject
- Bench repair practice
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Practical repair manual covering mainsprings, escapement work, staffing and fault diagnosis.
Practical Watch Repairing
Donald de Carle
- Subject
- Bench repair practice
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Widely circulated introduction to servicing procedures and tool use.
Britten's Watch & Clock Maker's Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
F. J. Britten (later editors)
- Subject
- Technical dictionary
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Technical reference and dictionary; editions vary considerably, so cite the edition consulted.
Complicated Watches and Their Repair
Donald de Carle
- Subject
- Complications, repair
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Covers repeaters, chronographs and calendar work from a repairer's perspective.
The Grandfather Clock: English Longcase Clocks and Their Makers
Brian Loomes
- Subject
- Longcase clocks, makers
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Reference on English longcase clocks and their regional makers; Loomes has written several related maker directories.
Antiquarian Horology (journal)
Antiquarian Horological Society (various authors)
- Subject
- Peer-reviewed horological research
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Ongoing scholarly journal; individual articles, not the journal as a whole, should be cited for specific claims.
The Modern Clock
Ward L. Goodrich
- Subject
- Clock repair and theory
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Comprehensive treatment of clock mechanisms, striking trains and repair practice.
Clocks and Watches: The Leonard Fuller Collection
Various (museum catalogue)
- Subject
- Collection catalogue
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Museum and collection catalogues are valuable primary-adjacent sources; verify the edition and publisher for any citation.
The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches
T. P. Camerer Cuss
- Subject
- Watches, identification
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Illustrated survey of antique watches drawn from a long-established London trade family's knowledge.
English Domestic Clocks
Herbert Cescinsky and Malcolm R. Webster
- Subject
- English clocks, cases
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Early twentieth-century survey of English domestic clockmaking and casework.
Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World
G. H. Baillie (volume 1); Brian Loomes (volume 2)
- Subject
- Maker directories
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Directory of makers used to place names and dates; entries are concise and should be corroborated where possible.
The Illustrated Manual of American Watch Movements
Various trade editors
- Subject
- American movements, identification
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Trade identification literature for American grades and movement layouts; editions and compilers vary, so record which you used.
Railroad Timekeeping and Watch Standards literature
Various (railroad and NAWCC publications)
- Subject
- Railroad horology
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Time-inspection rules were issued by individual railroads and changed over time; cite the specific road and year rather than a general standard.
Greener Pastures / factory serial number tables
Various compilers
- Subject
- Serial number dating
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Published serial tables are reconstructions from surviving factory records; treat derived dates as estimates and note the compiler.
Horological Journal
British Horological Institute (various authors)
- Subject
- Technical horology
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Long-running technical journal; cite individual articles with author, volume and date.
NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (various authors)
- Subject
- Research articles, American horology
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
Peer-reviewed and member research, particularly strong on American factory history.
Other sources
Beyond books
Factory records
Serial and grade records published by collector organisations for American makers.
Patent archives
National patent offices allow escapement and complication filings to be traced to inventors.
Auction catalogues
Useful for condition description and provenance chains; treat estimates and results with care.
Museum catalogues
Published collection catalogues are among the most reliable technical descriptions available.