(Part 2) Best collectible clocks & watches books according to redditors
We found 51 Reddit comments discussing the best collectible clocks & watches books. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
You may want to track down a copy of this book. Covers from about 1915 to 1965.
I'd be more inclined to agree with this point:
> please note that claim that those are made by hand is a little exaggeration - today all those parts that are shown are generally made by high-precision automated machines and are only polished/finished by hand (which is the only thing that the video is claiming or showing) and then assembled by hand
...if it were not for the fact that it is simply stating the obvious. Even the highest grade watches have been mass produced for over 150 years, as this little excerpt from wikipedia mentions while citing Willis I. Milham's 1945 text, Time and Timekeepers.
Fully automatic parts-making machines have been on the scene since the late 1800's. Consequently, your issue with my choice of wording is ironically anachronistic. Anybody who thinks a major watch house like Blancpain is going to literally smelt, pull, and grind their machine components might find a more receptive hearing in /r/trees, imho. I'm pretty sure most people encountering this post are well aware of the fact that a claim of manufacturing a watch "by hand" means something like "putting together the machine parts with one's physical digits as opposed to an automated assembly line."
But, hey, thanks for the feedback. Apologies if this came off as something of a rant... I hate to see great reddits devolve into nitpicking and would be bummed out if this one went that way.
Big Ben: The Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster
http://www.amazon.com/George-Daniels-Master-Watchmaker-His/dp/0500516367
this is the one i really had in mind, a beautiful book.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/masters-of-contemporary-watchmaking/oclc/317919514
There is a link section in the FAQ, which are good starting points into exploring the different aspects of watches and horology.
I am guessing that for your position, having a copy of wristwatch annual will be a valuable reference for the luxury watch market.