Various Authors

The collection including: Patek Philippe Geneve: Pocket Watches, Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, First edition 1982 • Patek Philippe: Timepieces for Royalty (1850-1910), Patek Philippe Museum, one of only 1000 copied published • Breguet: Watchmakers since 1775, Emanuel Breguet • Les Automates, Alfred Chapuis & Edmond Droz, 1943 • The Quest for Longitude, William J.H. Andrewes •  Thomas Tompion his life and Work, R.W.Symonds, 1951 • George Daniels - A Master Watchmaker and his Art, Michael Clerizo • Watches of Fantasy, Osvaldo Patrizzi & Fabienne X. Sturm, 1979 • Patek Philippe Voyage to the End of Time: Calibre 89, Alan Downing 1989 • Technical History of the Swiss Watch, Eugene Jacquet & Alfred Chapuis, 1970 • Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, G.H.Baillie, 1964 • Collections Montres et Automates, Maurice and Edouard M. Sandoz, 1976 • among others

The full collection is comprised of - 1.     Patek Philippe Geneve: Pocket Watches. Martin Huber & Alan Banbery (First edition 1982) 2.     Patek Philippe Geneve. Pocket Watches. Martin Huber & Alan Banbery (Second edition 1989). 3.     Patek Philippe Geneve: Wristwatches. Martin Huber & Alan Banbery.(Second edition 1985). 4.     PP: Voyage to the End of Time: Calibre 89 (2xcopies). 5.     Patek Philippe Geneve: Rare Japanese publication.(Japanese texts and descriptions). 6.     Patek Philippe: Timepieces for Royalty (1850-1910). Patek Philippe Museum = 1000 copies only. 7.     Patek Philippe: Star Calibre. Scriptar edition. 8.     Patek Philippe in America: by John Reardon. 9.     Patek Philkippe: Watch Art Exhibition-London. 10.  Patek Philippe: Minute Repeaters by Jean-Philippe Arm & Thomas Lips.(Concept & copyright PP.) 11.  Patek Philippe Commemorative Watches: 3xcopies. 12.  Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches Vols.1 & 2 by Osvaldo Patrizzi. (2004) 13.  Abraham-Louis Breguet Masterpieces from the Asprey Collection. (Dedicated and signed) 14.  Breguet: Watchmakers since 1775. by Emanuel Breguet. (dedicated and signed). 15.  A-L Breguet : Thoughts on Time by Thomas Engel. (leather bound limited edition. No.1). 16.  Les Automates: by Alfred Chapuis & Edmond Droz (1943). 17.  Les Cabinotiers Genevois: by Eugene Jacquet. 18.  Les Chefs d'Oeuvres de l'Horlogerie : Musée de Neuchâtel des Arts et Métiers. (350 copies. No56). 19.  Les Heures de l'Amour : by Roland Carrera.(1993). 20.  The Museum of the American Watchmakers Institute : by Henry B. Fried. 21.  Watches of Fantasy: by Osvaldo Patrizzi & Fabienne X. Sturm.(1979). 22.  All in Good Time: by George Daniels (second edition).NB: SENDTO LONDON to join GD's Millenium watch 23.  George Daniels- A Master Watchmaker and his Art: by Michael Clerizo. 24.  Watchmaking: by George Daniels . Sothebys 1981. (dedicated & signed).NB:SEND to LONDON to join.GD's Millenium watch. 25.  Louis Berthoud & Henri Motel : by Jean-Claude Sabrier.(dedicated & signed). 26.  Technical History of the Swiss Watch: by Eugene Jacquet & Alfred Chapuis. (1970 edition). 27.  Dictionnaire des Miniatures sur Email: by Henri Clouzot. 28.  Antide Janvier : by Jean-Dominique Augarde & Jean-Nicole Renfort.(1998). 29.  History of the Self-Winding Watch : by Alfred Chapuis & Eugene Jacquet.(1956). Dedicated and signed 30.  by Hans Wilsdorf in 1958. Linen covered binding. Numbered 1042 of 2020. 31.  The Time Museum: by A.J.Turner. Volume 1.(Rockford 1984). 32.  Collections Montres et Automates: by Maurice et Edouard M.Sandoz.(limited 2000. No.1007). 33.  The Quest for Longitude : by William J.H.Andrewes (dedicated and signed). 34.  Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World: by G.H.Baillie.(1964). 35.  The Knibb Family –Clockmakers : by Ronald A. Lee (first edition). 36.  Thomas Tompion his life and Work: by R.W.Symonds.(1951). 37.  Carriage Clocks and their History: by Charles Allix.(1974). 38.  Old English Clocks: by Herbert Cescinsky (1938) rare ? 39.  It's About Time: by Paul M.Chamberlain. (first edition). 40.  Le Monde des Automates Vols 1 & 2: by Chapuis & Gélis.(second edition 1984). 41.  The Celebrated Collection of Watches by Breguet: Christies catalogue.December 1, 1964. 42.  Complément au Dictionnaire Profesionnel Illustré: by G.A.Berner.(1994). 43.  Concise dictionary of Horological terms : by Douglas J.Gillam.(1956). 44.  Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois: by Osvaldo Patrizzi.(1998). 45.  Orders of Knighthood and the Holy See : by Hyginus Eugene Cardinale.(3rd.edition 1985). 46.  The Art of Breguet : Antiquorum auction catalogue 14th.April, 1991. 47.  Duke and Duchess of Windsor Vols.1 & 2 : Sothebys Sale 7000. September 11-19, 1997. 48.  The Story of Watches: by T.P.Camera Cuss. (1952). 49.  Old Clocks: by H.Alan Lloyd.(second edition 1958). 50.  Complicated Watches and their repair: by Donald de Carle.(First edition 1956). 51.  In Quest of Clocks: by Kenneth Ullyett. (third edition 1956). 52.  British Clocks and Clockmakers: by Kenneth Ullyett.(early edition). 53.  Greenwich Time: by Derek Howse.(1980). 54.  A book of English Clocks: by R.W.Symonds.(1947) 55.  English Clocks: Catalogue of The Victoria & Albert Museum.(1956) 56.  The Watch Repairers Manual: by Henry B.Fried: (First edition 1949). 57.  L'Horloge Flétrie: by Jean Steinauer: First edition 1984). 58.  Les Montres Compliquées: by François Lecoultre : (First edition 1954). 59.  A guide to Complicated Watches : by François Lecoultre.(English translation of the above. 1985) 60.  Réparation des Pendules: by Eugene Jacquet & Dante Gibertini. (First edition 1948). 61.  Hans Wilsdorf Collection : Montres Rolex. (1970).
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