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18th Century Watchmaking

Bernoulli: "Map of Neuchatel and Valangin" (1783)

A large map of the main watchmaking regions in Switzerland. See also Osterwald.

Berthoud and Auch: "How to Make a Verge Watch" (1763 and 1827)

Detailed descriptions of 18th century watchmaking methods.

Blakey: "The Art of Making Watch Springs" (1780)

Detailed explanations of making mainsprings, repeater springs and balance springs.

Camus: "A Treatise on the Teeth of Wheels" (1837)

A study of the correct forms for teeth and methods for the calculation of trains, including an appendix on English practices at the time.

Christin: "The Pforzheim Watch Factory" (1771)

A description of the watch factory set up by Christin and Viala.

Christin: "Nouvelle Manufacture D'horlogerie, dans la Ville de Pfortzheim" (1771)

The French description of the watch factory set up by Christin and Viala.

Crespe: "Essay on Repeater Watches", (1804)

A detailed explanation of how to make and repair quarter repeater mechanisms.

Crespe: "Essai sur les Montres a Repetition", (1804)

A detailed explanation of how to make and repair quarter repeater mechanisms.

Hognoul: "Tribute to Hubert Sarton", (1822)

Description of the inventions made by Hubert Sarton.

Hognoul: "Hommage de Hubert Sarton", (1822)

Description of the inventions made by Hubert Sarton.

Japy: "Patents for Watchmaking Machines", (1799)

Diagrams and descriptions of machinery designed by Japy.

Osterwald: "Description of the Mountains and Valleys of Neuchatel and Valangin" (1766)

Diary of a trip in Switzerland with some references to watchmaking.

Osterwald: "Description des montagnes et des vallees qui font partie de la principaute de Neuchatel et Valangin" (1766)

Diary of a trip in Switzerland with some references to watchmaking.

Sarton: "Abridged Description of Several Pieces of Horology" (1789)

Description of 9 horological and 2 other inventions.

Sarton: "Description Abregee de Plusieurs Pieces d'Horlogerie" (1789)

Description of 9 horological and 2 other inventions.

Vigniaux: "Practical Watchmaking", (1788 and 1802)

Another detailed description of 18th century watchmaking methods.

Watkins: "The Art of Being Drunk", (2017)

A study of drunken fusees, fusees that can be wound both clockwise and anti-clockwise.

Watkins: "The Origins of Self-Winding Watches, 1773-1779", (Second Edition)

A comprehensive, historical and technical study of the origins of automatic watches.

Watkins: "Philipe DuBois & Fils, Customers, Suppliers and Bankers, 1757 - 1824" (2014)

A data base of people who dealt with Philipe DuBois. Available as a FileMaker Pro data base and as Excel files.

Watkins: "The Production of Japy in 1780, is this Now a Myth?" (2010)

Short comment on the number of workers employed by Japy.

Illustration: Quarter repeater by Welldon, London, circa 1735.





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