Product Description

First compiled in 1929 as a pioneer work by the late G.H. Baillie, this directory of watchmakers and clock makers of the past soon established itself as the standard reference source and has been used ever since by watchmakers and clockmakers, collectors, dealers, museums, historians and libraries the world over. The book went through numerous editions and reprints, and was seldom out of print. The list of makers has more than doubled, having been thoroughly updated and revised by Brian Loomes in this twenty-first century edition, and now contains information on about 90,000 makers working between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. As well as the makers and retailers of clocks and watches, the list includes makers of scientific instruments, sundials and barometers. Working dates include, where known, dates and places of birth, apprenticeship, freedom, marriage and death, as well as movement between different locations, and monograms. It is a unique and essential work of reference.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #354487 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 752 pages

Kovel on Antiques and Collectibles
'Old classic books are good. Revised classics are even better.
Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world by G. H. Baillie was written in
1929. Ever since, it has been THE reference source for basic information
about watch and clock makers. But now Brian Loomes has updated and revised
the book with a suitable, Complete 21st Century Edition...It now has
information about 90,000 makers of clocks, watches, sundials, barometers,
and other scientific instruments. makers' working dates, birth and death
dates, locations and marks are included.'

About the Author
The late G.H. Baillie was a consulting engineer who was absorbed by the history and science of horology. He was a pioneer in compiling and publishing facts about past clockmakers and watchmakers. At one time he employed several people to uncover new details about them from various municipal archives, especially in Europe. Brian Loomes is today's best-known and most widely published author in the field of British antique clocks. He has written hundreds of articles and twenty-two books on the subject, including several which are used as standard works for collectors, dealers, museums and researchers throughout the world. A former professional genealogist his familiarity with source material has enabled him to undertake much original research into the lives of former clockmakers. As a dealer in clocks since the mid-1960s, he also has an understanding of the clocks themselves. He lives at Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales, where he and his wife run a specialist business dealing in antique clocks.

Customer Reviews

No need for 2 volumes
The review featured here is for the old 'volume 2' that accompanied the original Baillie's 'volume 1'. This new book is the two together so don't buy the partner volume! Just buy this, it's great value...

Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the world
This book is an invaluable reference for anyone intersted in old clocks and pocket watches, together with its companion book (vol 1) by Baillie) it is the only worthwhile listing of makers I have come across.

Watchmaker & Clockmakers of the world
This book is an invaluable reference for anyone intersted in old clocks and pocket watches, together with its companion book (vol 2) by Biran Loomes) it is the only worthwhile listing of makers I have come across.