• -----. [Trade Catalogue]. "Bestfit #111 Encyclopedia of Watch Material, Parts 1 and 2". 1968. B. Jadow & Sons, New York, [Watches (identification, makers): American equivalent of Ebauche SA catalogue.] Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• -----. [Trade Catalogue]. "Der Flume-Schl^nssel". Various dates 1940s to 1957. Rudolf Flume, [Watches (identification): Useful. Catalogue of movement identification and parts for ebauches. German equivalent of Ebauche SA catalogue. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• -----. [Trade Catalogue]. "Official Catalogue Of Swiss Watch Repair Parts, Volumes 1 and 2" (edition M), 1949. Vogt-Schild (Les Fabricants Suisses DAEhorlogerie). [Watches (identification, makers): Useful. Catalogue for ordering replacement parts for ebauches and being told they are unavailable!. Vol 1 Ebauche SA companies and Vol 2 other Swiss companies. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• -----. [Trade Catalogue]: "Official Catalogue Of Swiss Watch Repair Parts, Volumes 1 and 2" (edition M). 1949. Vogt-Schild (Les Fabricants Suisses D'horlogerie), [Watches (identification, makers): Useful. Catalogue for ordering replacement parts for ebauches and being told they are unavailable!. Vol 1 Ebauche SA companies and Vol 2 other Swiss companies. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Camm, F J. "Watches: Adjustment And Repair". 1941. George Newnes, London. [Watches (repair, tools): Useful reference. Has some information on American movements. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Chamberland, Paul M. "It's About Time".1941. Reprinted by the Holland Press, London. [Superb treatment of watch escapements. -Ron]
• de Carle, Donald. "Practical Watch Repairing". Jack Dister (dister@jcvaxa.jcu.edu) de Carle, Donald. "With The Watchmaker At The Bench" (5th edition), 1945. Isaac Pitman & Sons, London. [Watches (repair, tools): How to train apprentices. Useful, but mainly of historical interest. Richard Watkins richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Daniels, George. "Watchmaking". 1981. Sotheby Publications. [Covers all aspects of making watches by hand, rather than just their repair. Most watch books tell you how to install friction-fit jewels or "rub in" jewels--this one tells you how to pierce and polish jewels and form their oil-sinks. Includes sections on casemaking, making engine-turned dials, etc. Lots of line drawings and 8 beautiful plates in the front--close-up shots of handmade watches and their parts and three views of Mr. Daniels' workshop which to me are almost as appealing as the watches themselves. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu>] [Fantasic craftsmanship, explained and beautifully illustrated, although I have read it and still can't make watches like Daniels! Ian White <white@STC.NATO.INT>]
• Daniels, George. "The Practical watch escapement". [available by post from the Author, Riverdale, Rawsey, Ilse of Man, UK. price 22 pounds sterling (I don't have a dollar price) Ian White <white@STC.NATO.INT>]
• Ditisheim, P. "Spiral Regulant et le Balancier Depuis Huygens Jusqu'a Nos Jours". 1945. Ed. du Journal Suisse d'Horl., Lausanne
• Fried, Henry B. "The Watch Repairer's Manual". [Fried's other books, including the early one on practices, are also excellent. Jack Dister (dister@jcvaxa.jcu.edu)]
• Fried, Henry B. "Repairing Quartz Watches" 1988. AWI Press. Much of the book is spent explaining the basics of electricity and electronics as applied to watches. There is some more specific, useful information about quartz watch repair in the remaining part of the book, but I would say the best audience for the book would be watchmakers without much electrical/electronics background. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu>]
• Garrard, F.J.: "Watch Repairing, Cleaning and Adjusting" (1st edition). 1903. Crosby Lockwood and Son, London. [Watches (repair, tools): Excellent. Very clear and well written. Includes a chapter on verge conversions. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au]
• Hood, Grant. "Modern Methods in Horology".(ca 1904. Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, Ill. [Watches (repair): Good. Interesting but largely technical, with some practical information. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au]
• Humbert, B. "Chronograph, Funktion und Reparatur". 1952. Scriptar,Lausanne.
• Humbert, B. "Montres-Calendrier Modernes". 1953. Scriptar, Lausanne.
• Humbert, B. "Montre Suisse a Remontage Automatique". 1955. Scriptar, Lausanne.
• Jendritzki, H. "Manuel Suisse de l'horloger-Rhabilleur". 1952. Scriptar, Lausanne
• Jendritzki, H. "Reglage d'une Montre a Balancier Spiral". 1961. Scriptar, Lausanne
• Jendritzki, H: "The Swiss Watch Repairer's Manual". 1953. Journal Suisse D'horlogerie Et De Bijouterie, Lausanne. [Watches (repair, tools): Wonderful!. My favourite repair book. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Kleinlein, W. J.: "Practical Balance and Hair-Spring Work". 1992 Arlington Book Co. (first published 1925). [Watches (repair, tools): Excellent. Detailed, practical guide to balance work. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Lavet, M. "Horloges de Commutation a Mouvements Mecaniques Remontes ou Non Electriquement". 1949. Ann. Fr. de Chronometrie, Toulouse.
• Lecoultre, Francois: "A Guide to Complicated Watches". 1985. A. Simonin, Neuchatel, Switzerland. [Watches (movement types, repair): Excellent "lecture series" describing main points and repair of chronographs, date mechanisms etc. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Lecoultre, F. "Montres Compliquees". Horlogeres, Bienne.
• Levin, Louis and Samuel. "Practical Benchwork For Horologists". 1946. 6th ed. Louis Levin and Son, Los Angeles. 375 pp. [...for my money the best two bench books are Fried and Levin. joe berman (BERMAN@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu)]
• Seibel, E. and Hagans, O. R.: "Complicated Watches". 1945. Roberts Publishing Co., Colorado, [Watches (movement types, repair, tools): Very good. Discusses some American chronographs. Richard Watkins (richard@calvados.apana.org.au)]
• Schmidlin, F. "Elektrische und Elektronische Armbanduhren". 1970. Scriptar, Lausanne.
• Tarasov, S.V. "Technology of Watch Production". 1964 translation of 1956 Russian book, US Dept of Commerce OTs 64-11110) A description of factory watch production in 1950's USSR. Drawings and photos of automatic watch machinery, stamping machines, etc., and descriptions of their setup, tolerances, etc. A friend bought this for me as a gag; while it's of little use to the watch repairman, I found it to be quite interesting, since it gives a perspective on watchmaking that I haven't seen elsewhere. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu>]

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