"The Changing Face of Time: The Making of the Modern Clock & Watch Dial 1550-1770" by Jane Desborough

[aucaj]

This is a very interesting doctoral dissertation on the early history of watch dial designs.

https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16245/1/J.Desborough.Changing%20Face%20of%20Time%20FINAL.pdf

 

[Dr. Jon]

Her lecture on this is currently available on YouTube

Here is her lecture at the NY Horological Society

 

[zedric]

I would recommend the lecture over the thesis. The thesis is very "academic", and spends a lot of words on telling the reader what is wrong with other people's research.