Recommend watchmaking and toolmaking books

[USforest]

Hi, I would like to know what are the books recommended for making watch parts ( clutch wheel, balance staff, hour hand to face dial and casing) and books on tool making for screw drivers, staking punches to other commonly used tools for watchmaking.

 

[Fortunat Mueller-Maerki]

In my personal opinion the best book explaining how to make (all) parts of watch remains:


# Title: Watchmaking
# Author: George Daniels, David Penney
# Publisher: Sotheby's Park Bernet Publications
Keywords: advanced theoretical practical
ISBN: 0 85667 497 4 -- Library of Congress: TS545.D34 1999
Language: ENG
Notes: a detailed description on how to make a watch from scratch, by the aknowledged master
Edition: 1999, revised Edition -- Copyright: 1981
Kind: Book
Type: Watch (general)
Geographic area: UnitedKingdom
Topic: Making Craft
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 420 -- Height in cm: 26
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
BHM No: 346






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[USforest]

In my personal opinion the best book explaining how to make (all) parts of watch remains:


# Title: Watchmaking
# Author: George Daniels, David Penney
# Publisher: Sotheby's Park Bernet Publications
Keywords: advanced theoretical practical
ISBN: 0 85667 497 4 -- Library of Congress: TS545.D34 1999
Language: ENG
Notes: a detailed description on how to make a watch from scratch, by the aknowledged master
Edition: 1999, revised Edition -- Copyright: 1981
Kind: Book
Type: Watch (general)
Geographic area: UnitedKingdom
Topic: Making Craft
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 420 -- Height in cm: 26
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
BHM No: 346






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Hi I have the watchmaking book by george daniels, would like to gain more knowledge and look at other techniques/methods taught by other watchmakers. Can you recommend me other books ? What about book that teaches one to make watchmaking tool like burnisher, punches, angle rulers ?

 

[Dr. Jon]

I agree with Fortunat that Daniels is the best single source and it does describe the making of tools.

Two other books worth looking at are

1) Watchmaker's Handbook by Saunier
2) Watch and Clockmaking by Glasgow

Both desccribe either how to make or to modify tools for watchmaking . They have the added benefit of beign free downloads from Google Books.

Both are 19th century but it is surprising how many tools they describe are still in current use.

 

[USforest]

I agree with Fortunat that Daniels is the best single source and it does describe the making of tools.

Two other books worth looking at are

1) Watchmaker's Handbook by Saunier
2) Watch and Clockmaking by Glasgow

Both desccribe either how to make or to modify tools for watchmaking . They have the added benefit of beign free downloads from Google Books.

Both are 19th century but it is surprising how many tools they describe are still in current use.

Hi I am glad both books are free to download. Would you mind recommending the top 5 watch repair books as well since the thread is created.

 

[user]

Two other books worth looking at are
1) Watchmaker's Handbook by Saunier
2) Watch and Clockmaking by Glasgow
They have the added benefit of being free downloads from Google Books.

Hi. Can you post the exact two links for these two books, because I couldn't find them.
Thank you.

 

[Ralph B]

There's a few to be going on with here.

www.watkinsr.id.au


Ralph B.