Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History

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Learn all about horology, the study and measurement of time and the art of making clocks and watches from a master craftswoman who weaves together history, science, technology, hand-crafts, and so much more about clocks and watches. We've minimized the paperwork and maximized protection, so you can stop worrying about your watches and focus on enjoying them. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. The book was also very narrowly focused on the development of the English watchmaking world at the expense of other prominent areas (Switzerland first and foremost).

The book talks more about Ms Struthers experiences, and not so much about the advances made in watch making over the centuries.

Throughout, Struthers manages to weave together the big-picture history of the watch, while also painting the personalities of its most important figures and providing loupe-level details of some of history's most famous timepieces. D. in horology) Rebecca Struthers takes us on her personal journey to becoming a watchmaker, intertwined with a brief history of watchmaking and timekeeping around the world. Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers seems like the type of idea which is not going to work unless it's thousands of pages. A fascinating and elucidating trip through the history of human timekeeping, told by a master clock maker with the ability to appreciate the engineering and design of each new invention and improvement. I have a collection of nine books on watches and horology and this one stands out as one of the best.

As a result of reading Hands of Time, my appreciation for horology has grown immensely and I'm now back to wearing a mechanical watch on a daily basis. I had spent years being stressed, anxious, and exhausted, but I hadn't allowed for happiness, and now I might be out of time. Bewitching and spanning cultures and continents, watchmaker Struthers’ captivating book reveals the crucial role time-pieces have played in our attitudes to mortality, work, leisure, politics and more throughout centuries.Struthers is such an ideal author for this book, because her decades of experience of studying and working with watches is embedded within every page: "Now watchmakers like Craig and me are a rare breed. In Hands of Time, watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents.

How the measurement of time has been used to save lives, proclaim love, exploit workers, explore the world, fight wars, symbolise wealth, and sustain economies. K.), then playing a central role in the development of the watch industry, an impact that's felt still to this day. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If there's a criticism, it's that much of the history is told from an Anglo-centric point of view, though you might expect this from a British watchmaker. There is not much here that anyone already steeped in the world of mechanical watches wouldn't already know, but it's still fun to hear about again.Disclaimer: Despite my youthful appearance, I often find myself embodying the spirit of a boring eighty-year-old man. Probably as much as Rebecca Struthers loves the watches that Struthers keeps working, the classic pieces, the rare and the expensive. Informative, interesting, and fast paced, I especially appreciated the adventurous background of time markers. Each chapter of her exquisitely crafted history explores a pivotal moment in watchmaking from the past 500 years.

I’ve always had an interest in watches that began when my great grandfather gave me a broken old pocket watch for whatever reason when I was little. This engaging, rewarding book is full of mechanical complexities and wonderfully interesting details. The history of timekeeping is treated with a light touch, consisting of one fascinating and frequently romantic story after another .Rebecca underscores how watchmakers often embed personal touches in their creations, reflecting the unique imprint she’s made on this book. Reading it, I was left in awe of human innovation and with a heightened appreciation for time’s role in our lives.