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- Book Reviews
- Adressbuch für die deutsche Uhren- und Mech. Musikwerke-Industrie 1904 [addressbook for the German horological trades] by Willhelm Weisske, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Alarm am Arm [Alarm on the Wrist] by Leonhard Beitl, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The alarm wristwatch, the history of an undervalued feature by M.P. Horlbeck, reviewed by Richard Watkins
- All in Good Time, Reflections of a Watchmaker by George Daniels, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Allgemeines Journal der Uhrmacherkunst, Volumes 1888 to 1898 edited by Dr. Bernhard Huber, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- American Banjo Clocks by Steven P. Petrucelli and Kenneth A. Sposato, reviewed by Steven P Petrucelli
- American Clockmakers and Watchmakers by Sonya L & Thomas J Spittler, and Chris H Bailey, reviewed by Brian Loomes, John Hunter, John Robey, and Rita Shenton
- American Clockmakers and Watchmakers by Sonya L. & Thomas J. Spittler, and Chris H. Bailey
- American Clocks - Volume 1 by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Larry Rappaport
- American Clocks - Volume 1 by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- American Clocks - Volume 2 by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- American Clocks - Volume 3 by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Thomas J Spittler
- The American Watchmaker & Jeweler by Henry G Abbott, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- Ansonia Clocks & Watches by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Eileen Doudna and John Tanner
- Astronomical Clocks and Models of the Universe by the Mechanic-Priests of the 18th Century by Ludwig Oechslin, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Die Astronomisch-Geographische Uhr [The Astronomical Geographic Clock] by the Reverend Thaddäus Rinderle by Johann Wenzel, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- A Brief History of Clock and Time by Carmen Haas and Eduard Saluz, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- A Brief History of Horology in Five Small Volumes by Eduard C. Saluz, Ed. , reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- A Brief History of the Black Forest Clock by Helmut Kahlert, Richard Mühe and Magdalena Zeller, reviewed by Douglas K. Stevenson
- A Brief History of the Wristwatch by Katrin Hundorf and Eduard Saluz, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Brillié Electric Clocks by Robert H.A.Miles and Martin Ridout, Translators, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- British Military Timepieces, A Documentation in Pictures by Konrad Knirim, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- The British Museum Clocks by David Thompson, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The British Museum Watches by David Thompson, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Calendar Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Larry Rappaport
- Chronology of Timekeeping in Portugal by Fernando Correia de Oliveira, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- La Classification Horlogère des Calibres de Montres et des Fournitures d’Horlogerie Susisses [Classification of the Swiss Watch Movements and Watchmaterials] by A.-F. Jobin, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The Clock and Watch Makers American Advertiser by J. Carter Harris, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The Clockmaker Rasmus Sornes by Tor Sornes, reviewed by Bill Ward
- The Clockmakers of German speaking Switzerland (14th to 19th century) and their Oeuvre by George von Holtey, Ursula Bischof-Scherer & Albert Kägi, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Clocks - Their Origin and Development 1320-1880 by H M Vehmeyer, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Collectible Wristwatches by René Pannier, reviewed by Tais Brüniche-Olsen
- Le comput ecclésiastique de Frédéric Klinghammer [The Easter Calculator of the Strasbourg Clock] by Joseph Flores, Denis Kleinknecht, and Marc Augereau, reviewed by Denis Roegel
- Comtoise Uhren by Siegfried Bergman, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- A Concise Guide to the Clockmakers of Northallerton and their Clocks by David F. Severs, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Conservation of Clocks and Watches by Peter B. Wills, ed., reviewed by Alan Heldman
- Delaware Clocks by Philip D. Zimmerman, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Der Kunstreiche Uhrmacher – Kostbarkeiten aus der Bibliothek des Deutschen Uhrenmuseums [Treasures from the Library of the German Clockmuseums] by Johannes Graf, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Dictionaire Professionnel Illustré de l’Horlogerie by G.A. Berner, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Dix Ecoles d’Horlogerie Suisse – Chef-d’Oeuvres de Savoir-Faire [The Ten Swiss Watchmaking Schools and their Masterpieces of Horological Know-How] by Antoine Simonin and Estelle Fallet, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- El Escape para Dummies from sobrerelojes.com [Translate into English]
- Extreme Restoration by Tom E Temple, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Finding and Restoring Longcase Clocks by Anthony Ells, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Frédéric Houriet, The Father of Swiss Chronometry by Jean-Claude Sabrier , reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- French Clocks & Bronzes by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Douglas G Cowan
- Die Geschichte der Comtoise Uhren [The History of Comtoise Clocks] by Bernd Deckert, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Die Geschichte der Comtoise Uhren [The History of Comtoise Clocks] by Bernd Deckert, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Gilbert Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Eileen Doudna
- God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time by John North, reviewed by Nicholas Whyte
- The Gruen Horological Text by the Gruen Watchmaking Institute reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Gruen – Watch Model Identification Guide by Mike Barnett, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Gustav Becker Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Douglas G Cowan
- Heuer Chronographs – The Fascination of Timekeepers and Motor Sports in the 1960s and 1970s by Arno Michael Haslinger, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- High-end horological finishing and decoration by Giulio Papi, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Historical German Patents and Torsion Pendulum Clocks by Douglas K. Stevenson, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The History of the Self-Winding Watch 1770~1931 by Alfred Chapus and Eugene Jaquet, reviewed by DC Kelley and Dr Jon
- The History of Timekeeping and Watchmaking in Glashütte in Saxonia by Prof. Herbert Dittrich, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- How the Watch was Worn – A Fashion for 500 Years by Genevieve Cummins, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- How to Make a Skelton Wall Clock by William R. Smith, reviewed by John C. Losch
- How to Manage and Regulate Clocks and Watches. For the use of those who have no knowledge of Horology by M. Ferdinand Berthoud, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Huygens’ Legacy – The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock by Hans van den Ende, Frits and Maria van Kersen, John C. and Neil R. Taylor, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Ingraham Clocks & Watches by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Eileen Doudna and Fred Ingram
- Jaeger LeCoultre a Guide for the Collector by Zaf Basha, reviewed by Dr Jon
- Johann Ludwig Eberhart by Frank P. Albright, reviewed by Thomas J Spittler
- Johann Wolffgang Hartich – Masterpiece, Augsburg by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Jost Bürgi by Ludwig Oechslin, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Junghans Mystery Swingers by Victor Tang, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Kroeber Clocks - American & Imported by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Richard W. Oliver, Jr.
- Lantern Clocks and Their Makers by Brian Loomes, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Legged Alarm Clocks by Denis Sagvold, reviewed by Kim St.Dennis Sr.
- Legged Alarm Clocks by Denis Sagvold, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Lexikon der Deutschen Uhrenindustrie 1850-1980 by Hans-Heinrich Schmid, reviewed by Douglas K. Stevenson
- Lexikon der Deutschen Uhrenindustrie 1850-1980 by Hans-Heinrich Schmid, reviewed by D K Stevenson
- A Life with Antique Clocks by Derek Roberts, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Longcase Clocks by Joanna Greenlaw, reviewed by Gordon T Uber
- Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators Part 1 by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by David Morgan
- Mainspring Gauges and the Dennison Combined Gauge by Richard Watkins, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Marking Time by Michael Korda , reviewed by Dr Jon
- Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking by Michael Clerizo, reviewed by Dr. Jon
- Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking by Michael Clerizo, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Mechanical Watches, An Annotated Bibliography of Publications since 1800 by Richard Watkins, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Mechanische Armbanduhren aus Glashütte [Mechanical Wristwatches from Glashütte], 1950 -1980 by Werner Heinrich, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Meister der Uhrmacherkunst [The Ultimate Directory of Historic German Watch- and Clockmakers] by Jürgen Abeler, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Memoirs of a Watch Case Engraver – The Autobiography of Fritz A. Baumgartner (1866-1943), reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Military Timepieces by Konrad Knirim, reviewed by Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki
- Miller's Wristwatches: How to Compare and Value by Tim Forrest, reviewed by Tais Brüniche-Olsen
- La Misura del Tempo [Timekeeping] by Guiseppe Brusa , reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Modern Calendar Watches by B. Humbert, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Modern Times – Timekeeping on its Way to the Present by Johannes Graf, reviewed by Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki
- Morbier Clocks – History, Identification and Repair by Lawrence A. Seymour, re-edited by Rob Reichel, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- The Most Important Clock in America. The David Rittenhouse Astronomical Musical Clock at Drexel University by Ronald R. Hoppes and Bruce Forman, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- My Own Right Time - An Exploration of Clockwork Design by Philip Woodward, reviewed by Alan Heldman
- New Haven Clocks & Watches by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Thomas J Spittler
- Omega – A Journey through Time by Marco Richon, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Pocket Watches 19th & 20th Century by Alan Shenton, reviewed by Richard P. Watkins
- Precision Pendulum Clocks, A Trilogy of Books by Derek Roberts, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Die Quarzrevolution – 75 Jahre Quarzuhr in Deutschland by Johannes Graf, ed. et al, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Radium girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform 1910-1935 by Claudia Clark by Richard Watkins
- Rolex – 3621 Uhren by Kesaharu Imai, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Ruth Belville, The Greenwich Time Lady by David Rooney, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Schwarzwalduhren [Black Forest Clocks] by Berthold Schaaf, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- The Science of Clocks & Watches by A.L. Rawlings, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Sessions Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Beth Bisbano
- Seth Thomas Clocks and Movements by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by David Warner
- Sleeping in Oblivion, John ‘Longitude’ Harrison’s Forgotten Masterpiece by David Heskin, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Die Springziffer Taschenuhren [Pocketwatches with digital display of jumping hours] by Alex Kuhn, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Stockesley’s Clockmakersby David F. Severs, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Swiss Timepiece Makers, 1775-1975 by Kathleen H Pritchard, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Die Taschenuhren der E. Howard & Co. [The Pocketwatches of E. Howard & Co.] by Chistian von Buchau, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Telling Time - Devices for time measurement in Museum Boerhaave by Hans Hoijmaijers, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The Territory of Neuchatel and its Horological Heritage by Laurent Tissot and Jacques Bujard, reviewed by Dr Jon
- Thomas Engel, a modern Thomas Edison, An Autobiography, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns by Jeremy L. Evans, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Das Tickende Gedächtnis – 36 kuriose Uhren [The Ticking Memory - 39 Curious Clocks & Watches] by Agathe Wilhelm, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Time & Place – English Country Clocks 1600-1840 by Jeff Darken, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Time Restored by Jonathan Betts, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Time, Time and Time again by Geoffrey Evans, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Twelve Faces of Time – Horological Virtuosos by Elizabeth Doerr and Ralf Baumgarten, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Ulysse Nardin Chronometers, Pocket Watches and Wrist Watches by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Marvin E. Whitney
- United States Horological Trademark Index by Kurt Meyer, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- Vintage American Pocket Watches Dials and Cases Identification and Price Guide (beginning to end 1830-2009) by Ehrhardt and Meggers, reviewed by Richard Watkins
- Watch and Chronometer Jeweling by N B Sherwood, reviewed by Marvin E. Whitney
- Watch and Chronometer Jeweling by N.B. Sherwood, reviewed by Marvin E. Whitney
- Watches in the Ashmolean Museum by David Thompson, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- The Watchmaker's Lathe by Ward Goodrich, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- Watchmaking by George Daniels, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Watchmaster Watchmakers by Charles Purdom, reviewed by Richard Watkins
- Waterbury Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- Waterbury Clocks & Watches by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by William Mittelstadt and Brian Loomes
- Welch Clocks by Tran Duy Ly, reviewed by Henry B Fried
- Woodward on Time by Philip Woodward, reviewed by Fortunat F Mueller-Maerki
- The world of Vacheron Constantin by Lambelet & Coe, reviewed by Richard Watkins
- Your Time – Including the Contribution of Northwest England to the Development of Clocks and Watches, John A. Robey, Editor, Edward Powell, Alan Smith, Alan Terherne, and Chris McKay, reviewed by Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
- Bibliographies, Book Lists, and Recommendations
- Bibliographia Horologiae Mundi, an interactive, searchable online bibliography of currently 14,000+ entries (publications and articles) on horology
- Bibliography on Electrical Clocks by James Hedges
- Book Reviews: A Survey of Wristwatch Related Literature, reviewed by Thomas M
- Books on Horology, suggested reading by Leigh Extence Antiques
- The Essential Omega Library by Edward Heliosz
- The Essential Patek Philippe Library by Edward Heliosz
- The Essential Rolex Library by Edward Heliosz
- Mechanical Watches - An Annotated Bibliography of Publications since 1800, 2nd Edition - Bibliography by Richard Watkins, Adobe Acrobat 3.3MB
- Mechanical Watches - An Annotated Bibliography of Publications since 1800, 2nd Edition - Indexes and Price Guide by Richard Watkins, Adobe Acrobat 3.7MB
- QualityTyme.net, specializing in watches
- Recommended Reading from ClockHistory
- Recommended Reading list from Britannica, a selection of books about time and timekeeping
