Sharpening Basics.
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1991. Softbound. Royal octavo, glossy paper covers, 128 pp., b/w photos and drawings, glossary, index. More
New Arrivals
Bulova Accutron Service Manual Series 214.
No place: Bulova Watch Company, 1969. Softbound. Quarto, stapled paper covers, 36 pp., b/w photos, index. More
The Quartz Watch Repair Manual, Volume II.
Trenton, New Jersey: Zantech, 1983. Softbound. Quarto, paper cvoers with a tan plastic comb binding, 67 pp., b/w photos and diagrams. More
The Construction of a Large Balance Wheel Electric Clock.
Upton, Newark, UK: The British Horological Institute, 1998. Softbound. Quarto, paper covers with a black plastic comb binding, 48 pp., b/w photos. More
La Montre Suisse A Remontage Automatique.
Lausanne: Edition du Journal Suisse D'Horlogerie et de Bijouterie, 1955. Hardbound. Quarto, gray cloth spine with black hand-lettering in ink, illustrated paper covered boards, xiv, 256 pp., b/w in-text drawing and diagrams and small b/w photos, ads. Text is in French. More
The Junior Watchmaker: A Treatise on The Lever Escapement.
No place: [The Author?], 1925. Second Edition. Hardbound. Duodecimo, blue cloth with gold lettering, 97 pp. More
Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches.
No place: The Author, 1940. Hardbound. 16mo, black cloth with gold lettering, aeg, 133 pp., in-text diagrams. More
Turning Theory and Cutting Tools for Watchmakers.
No place: The Author, 1994. Softbound. Quarto, paper covers with a black plastic comb binding, 126 pp., b/w drawings throughout, technical diagrams, conversion chart inches/millimeters. This was probably a manual for a class taught by Hovey. After completing an apprenticeship and studying watch manufacture in various contries during his military..... More
Watch Wheel Arbors, Winding Arbors, and Stems.
No place: The Author, 1993. Softbound. Quarto, paper covers with a black plastic comb binding, 170 pp., b/w drawings throughout, technical diagrams, conversion chart inches/millimeters. This was probably a manual for a class taught by Hovey. After completing an apprenticeship and studying watch manufacture in various contries during his military..... More
Turning Between Centers, Balance Staffs, Jewel Setting and Repivoting for Watchmakers.
No place: The Author, 1994. Softbound. Quarto, paper covers with a black plastic comb binding, 170 pp., b/w drawings throughout, technical diagrams, conversion chart inches/millimeters. This was probably a manual for a class taught by Hovey. After completing an apprenticeship and studying watch manufacture in various contries during his military..... More
Hand Tools and Lathe Accessories for Watchmakers.
No place: The Author, 1994. Softbound. Quarto, paper covers with a black plastic comb binding, 172 pp., b/w drawings throughout, technical diagrams, conversion chart inches/millimeters. This was probably a manual for a class taught by Hovey. After completing an apprenticeship and studying watch manufacture in various contries during his military..... More
Clock and Watch Escapement Mechanics.
No place: The Author, 1997. Softbound. Small quarto, paper covers, with a black cloth spine, 87 pp., b/w diagrams and drawings. A rare enough publication that it is not held by the Library of Congress. More
die information 2: Fachliche Diskussionen um die Uhr zwischen Uhrmachergewerbe, Indistrie, Fachwissenschaft und Rudolf Flame. Das Buch zum technisch-praktischen Erfahrungsaustausch 1959-1964.
Essen-Ruhr: >>Das Haus des Uhrmachers, 1964. Softbound. Octavo, paper covers, 348 pp., b/w photos and drawings. Text is in German. More
die information: Fachliche Diskussionen um die Uhr zwischen Uhrmachergewerbe, Indistrie, Fachwissenschaft und Rudolf Flame. Das Buch zum technisch-praktischen Erfahrungsaustausch 1952-1958.
Essen-Ruhr: >>Das Haus des Uhrmachers, 1958. Softbound. Octavo, paper covers, 257 pp., b/w photos and drawings. Text is in German. More
The Digital Electronic Watch.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978. Hardbound. Octavo in dust jacket, x, 239 pp., b/w photos and drawings, indexes. More
L'Annee Horlogere Suisse 1998.
Geneva: Promoedition S.A., 1998. Softbound. Large quarto in dust jacket, 240 pp., color photos throughout, ads. Text is in French. More
L'Annee Horlogere Suisse 1997.
Geneva: Promoedition S.A., 1997. Softbound. Large quarto, glossy paper covers, 256 pp., color photos throughout, ads. Text is in French. More
Le Spiral Reglant et le Balancier depuis Huygens jusqu'a nos jours. Illustre de 117 cliches et documents divers.
Lausanne: Editions du Journal suisse d'Horlogerie, 1945. Softbound. Small quarto, paper covers, 117 pp., b/w photos, drawings and diagrams, lacking the free-front endpaper. Text is in French. More
Die Zeit der Uhren: Historie, Modelle, Hersteller.
Ulm: Ebner Verlag, 1999. 1. Auflage. Hardbound. Royal octavo in dust jacket, x, 564 pp., b/w and color photos, bibliography, index. Text is in German. More
Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois: La et les Arts annexes du XVIe siecle a nos jours.
Geneva, Switzerland: Antiquorum Editions, 1998. Softbound. Royal octavo, glossy paper covers, b/w frontispiece photos, 416 pp., b/w photos including on the inside covers, glossary, bibliography. Text is in French. More
Das klassische Taschenuhrgehäuse.
Rosbach v.d. Höhe, Germany: Satz und Druck Oswald Glas, 1987. Hardbound. Octavoin dust jacket, 99 pp., b/w in-text drawings, color photos, two fold-out schematic drawings. Text is in German. Inscribed by the author. Copy 91 of an unspecified number of copies. More
Watch Repairing as a hobby.
Johnson City, TN: Arlington Book Company, Inc., 2004. Softbound. Octavo, paper covers, x, 70 pp., in-text b/w drawings, index, technical and repairing with 2004 pricing. Reprinting the 1948 London edition. More
Chronometer Makers of the World. With Extensive List of Makers and Craftsmen.
Colchester, Essex: N.A.G. Press, Ltd., 1991. Hardbound. Small octavo in dust jacket, x, 291 pp., b/w and color photos, b/w photos, List of Makers and Craftsmen, index. More
Militäruhren. Die Uhren der deutschen Streitkräfte 1870 bis 1990. Das Kaiserreich und der 1. Weltkrieg bis 1918. Die Weimarer Republik bis 1933. Das 'Dritte Reich' und der 2. Weltkrieg bis 1945. Die Nachkriegszeit ab 1945.
Bottrop - Essen, Germany: Verlag Peter Pomp, 1998. Hardbound. Large quarto in dust jacket, 444 pp., b/w and color photos throughout, bibliography, reproductions of various manuals, index, ads. More
Crystal Oscillator Design and Temperature Compensation.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinheld Company, 1978. Hardbound. Octavo, yellow paper covered boards, xvi, 240 pp., bibliography, index. More