Eric Bruton - Uhren - Geschichte - Schönheit und Technik

Bruton, Eric: Clocks and Watches. Geschichte, Schönheit und Technik
Eltville am Rhein: Rheingauer Verlagsgesellschaft, 1982
German edition of The History of Clocks and Watches (London: Orbis Publishing Limited, 1979)
ISBN 3-88102-056-X

Well-founded overview of the development of timekeeping from the early mechanical tower clocks to the precision timekeepers of the 20th century. Eric Bruton combines technical, scientific and art-historical aspects and explains the most important inventions, developments and builders. The book covers the beginnings of mechanical clock technology, advances made by Christiaan Huygens, John Harrison and other pioneers, the role of navigation and cartography in increasing precision and the combination of clockmaking with the art of goldsmithing, engraving and case-making.

A separate chapter is dedicated to the "great watches of the world". Numerous illustrations - including factory photographs, technical drawings and detailed photos - document both functional and artistically outstanding examples. The book is aimed at collectors, historians and those interested in technology and offers a comprehensive overview of the art of watchmaking as an intersection of science, craftsmanship and art.

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