Up for sale is a copy of Clocks and Watches, written in 1968 by Eric Bruton. This is a good historical research of the birth of timekeeping through the mechanical clock, the invention of the spring, the story of the watch and the 500 years of struggle to produce the portable timepiece we have today. This book follows the search for perfection in timekeeping up to the Atomic clock. This is a fascinating, interesting, and exciting reading, a good book for the collector, for research or for someone who wants to increase his knowledge of the industry. Hard cover with jacket. 140 pages. Excellent condition. – Book 614