The Watchmakers' Lathe: Its Use and Abuse

A classic French watchmaking treatise translated into English by Richard Watkins. Covers the workshop, tools, steel and brass work, file techniques and step-by-step procedures every apprentice needs to learn the trade.

Vigniaux

Comprehensive Victorian manual by the vice-president of the British Horological Institute. Covers the principles of escapements, train design, materials, finishing and the complete construction of watches and clocks for the trade student.

David Glasgow

A foundational alphabetical reference for horologists. Britten gathers definitions, formulas, tables and workshop techniques covering every aspect of the trade, from balance springs and escapements to gilding and tempering.

F. J. Britten

Thomas Reid's pioneering theoretical and practical treatise covering pendulums, escapements, train calculations, repeating mechanisms and chronometers. A central nineteenth-century text used by generations of horologists.

Thomas Reid

A 19th-century compendium of formulas and workshop tips for watchmakers and jewelers. Collects soldering recipes, cleaning solutions, polishing methods and bench techniques drawn from private formulae and the best authorities of the era.

Henry G. Abbott