Expertise & Literature

German edition: Well-known examples of Black Forest clocks in their old form are the lacquered shield clock in arch form, the cuckoo clock, game and figure clocks. The various watch types and shapes are presented with their historical, folkloric and artistic characteristics, but also their techniques in detail. 288 pages. New edition of the standard work, first published in 1972.

A century of wristwatches (1900-2000) from the perspective of a Berlin master watchmaker and specialist watchmaker teacher Alwin Schütze. An overview for professionals, a reference work for collectors and a textbook for apprentices. In this book, the experienced master watchmaker Alwin Schütze describes the development of the wristwatch with particular reference to "folk watches" worn by the majority of the population. Technologically advanced special specifications from the luxury sector are mentioned, but they are not the benchmark of the book. At the beginning of the 20th century, the wristwatch was required or perhaps even forced by social and technical developments. To make this understandable, Schütze inserted an overview of political and cultural developments at the beginning of each decade, as well as commodity prices, wages and pensions. This is followed by an overview of the company developments at that time, followed by many individual descriptions. In this way, this elaboration becomes a history book of watch technology, but at the same time also of the society in which the wristwatch spread over the course of this century. During the 20th century, small-scale watch manufacturing quickly grew into industries that remained dependent on the traditional trade of the watchmaker as an extended workbench and later as a service craftsman for a long time until they produced finished products for an international market whose selling price today corresponds to a few minutes of working time in a service workshop . A new watch, often with better usage characteristics, became cheaper than a traditional artisanal service. Consequently, the development of the wristwatch was directly linked to the potential achievements of local watchmakers. Their achievements and changes within their craft are also described. Since it became a matter of course to use the information available on the Internet, Schütze put all terms relating to watch manufacturers or important personalities in bold italics so that the interested reader is encouraged to obtain further information on the Internet. From Schütze's 50 years of professional experience, many thoughts and approaches to understanding the development go into the text that are unusual in such a personal way. In this way, he makes it possible to understand the history he has experienced himself and that has been conveyed to him by colleagues in a way that is both unique and unusually enlightening. His enthusiasm for watch development is contagious, as is his confidence in the further development of his watchmaking profession. A passionate plea for watches and the watchmaking profession, a great history and textbook, in the summary of a century style-defining and powerful. • Stand 2013. • Reprint Berlin 2022 • 300 pages, of which around 500 are mostly colored illustrations and explanations • DIN A4 format, hard cover Available in GERMAN!

Exclusive: The "Basic Skills of the Watchmaker - Metalworking Basics of the Watchmaking Profession" is one of the few current new publications for the watchmaking industry. Already in the second, revised edition, August 2021. Only available in German! Basically, specialist books have been reissued as reprints from past decades for years. This is certainly useful and helpful, but none of these books can take current developments into account. There have been no real new releases for years. Now the renowned watchmaker Oliver Hambel (Uhrenpark Hessen) has used the time to write a new book for the industry, which we can offer you exclusively for the trade. "Watchmakers should be able to make almost all parts of a watch from scratch. The necessary metalworking basics should be conveyed in my book," says the author. It is important to pack the work and skills in a contemporary, easily understandable format. On more than 150 pages, Oliver Hambel conveys practical knowledge apart from all too theoretical treatises. The individual chapters are illustrated with plenty of pictures and optimally staged - this is how the theory turns into living instructions for the watchmaker and for everyone who wants to become one or is interested in watchmaking. It is Hambel's way of conveying the basics and the work very closely to practice, which is what makes this book so exciting, instructive and understandable. From the content: • Materials science • Hardening and tempering • Measuring and gauging • The filing • Marking and center punching • The drilling, reaming and countersinking • The turning • Maintenance & treatment of machines • Wear of cutting tools • The knurling • The milling • The grinding & polishing • Joining - fastening options • Forming / cutting • Surface protection • The treatment of sensitive components • And much more Content: 232 pages including many color photos About the author: Oliver Hambel, born in 1995, runs a watchmaker's business in Hessenpark with his partner and specializes in the repair of clocks, old pocket watches and precision mechanical devices as well as the manufacture of all clock parts in-house. In addition, Oliver Hambel, in cooperation with the Hessian Watchmaking School, offers people interested in watches various seminars on all aspects of watchmaking. • Comments from the "watchmaker network" (Facebook): "[...] A very interesting book about watchmaking! The book describes watchmaking very well from today's perspective, it deals with the use of the individual tools and interesting work techniques. A really great book, which I can highly recommend!" "The book manages to give a watchmaker with 35 years of professional experience new knowledge." "I really have to add this to my collection of watchmaking books." "Many, many color photos!" Only available in German!

In German available only Design your own books and repair old favorites Thread stitching is not just a classic handicraft technique, it is also the bookbinding technique that continues to delight young and old alike and inspire people to bind their own books. Whether it's a songbook, diary, poetry album or a novel you've written yourself, binding your own book is as exciting as it is entertaining. The book Binding and Repairing Books describes the necessary tools for bookbinding and shows each of the necessary techniques step by step in words and pictures. The gluing of pads and books with lumbar pads is also taken into account. Additionally, it includes a chapter detailing how to repair and restore damaged books. What book lover doesn't dream of designing their own books or giving old favorites a new shine? Whether it's a notebook or a novel, creative expert Klaus-Peter Lührs explains how it's done in well-founded steps! Anyone who owns and loves books also has books that have been used so often over time that they no longer look brand new. The cover is damaged, pages are creased or torn out, the spine is broken or it doesn't show particularly nice signs of wear... And because a book is a valuable object, sometimes also a very valuable memento or antique, it should go without saying that it should be restored to a proper, usable condition. All this is possible, the only question is "how". Should the book be conserved, repaired or restored? Since each of these requires different amounts of time and money, this decision must be made first. For a book that is not so valuable, conservation is recommended. It is optically revised, i.e. cleaned and checked for errors. This also includes gluing in torn-out pages, ironing out creases, etc. A repair is useful if, for example, the spine of the book is damaged and there is a risk that the book will fall apart. It might make sense to renew the book cover as well. This would improve the stability and thus the cohesion of the book as a whole. A book restoration is best not only for optical improvement, but also for practical use. With a restoration, the original condition of the book is restored to the way it once was. There is an important principle for this: the book is repaired as far as possible with the same materials from which it is made, i.e. with paper, cardboard, glue, gauze ... The findings of the past few decades have resulted in an application ritual that takes something very important into account: such a restoration is carried out in such a way that it can be repeated at any time, i.e. it can be carried out again. For this reason, the book is first dismantled into its original components and then reassembled using this method. For this manual work you need some tools and aids, most of which are already in your household. THE BEST INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR AMAZING BOOKBINDING SET, REFERENCE 361872 Approx. 80 pages, many color illustrations

Suitable for beginners: Models for species-appropriate nest boxes and bird feeders, the right one for every bird species. With true-to-scale building instructions, photos, precise descriptions, and material lists. 25 native bird species in portrait: Breeding biology, suitable nest boxes, and bird feeders. Appropriate winter feeding: DIY feed chutes and food bells. 112 pages, 104 colour photographs, 22 drawings

The standard work of goldsmithing - the Brepohl! The world-leading work of Prof. Dr. E. Brepohl has established itself as a guideline for training up to the master examination and continuing education of goldsmiths, as well as a universal reference book for the practice. - Learn all the fundamentals of theory along with the practical requirements of the goldsmith's craft. - For the practitioner, materials and work techniques are covered in detail and in understandable form. In this 17thth edition, there is a new focus on new techniques and processes. - Industrial jewellery production is covered as well. Work methods and equipment as well as the variety and trends of jewellery design are described with specific examples in the jewellery showcase. About the author: Goldsmith master Prof. Dr. Erhard Brepohl was a professor of jewellery design at the University of Wismar. Guest lecturer at many goldsmith schools and seminars, including in Florence, Vienna, Braunwald/Switzerland, Ahlen/Westphalia. Reviews: ""This book is not merely a treasure trove for the classic goldsmith: Anyone dealing with precious metal alloys will find well-prepared information (…)."" METALL, 4/2016 About the previous edition: ""For goldsmiths, this work is a standard work anyway, but for material scientists, it is a refreshing expansion of knowledge in areas of application of materials that beautify our lives through artistic design and craftsmanship."" Der Wärmebehandlungsmarkt, January 2009 the first edition of this book was published In 1962, the author, at that time a young vocational school teacher, wanting to facilitate his students' learning. Because he was able to integrate the theoretical foundations so tightly with the practical requirements and experiences of jewellery production, ""Brepohl"" has proven itself to this day as a guideline for vocational training all the way to master craftsmanship and as a universal reference book.

Make your own concrete decorations: Creative techniques and concrete ideas for indoors and outdoors This book for beginners and advanced users shows you how to cast decorative objects from concrete yourself and thus makes for the perfect initiation into the concrete hobby. You will receive important information about the optimal use of different concrete mixtures. In addition, the most popular processing techniques are explained with numerous step-by-step photos. With over 30 inspiring examples, you will learn how to make your own individual casting moulds or how to structure concrete with patterns or lettering. Various techniques for coloured design are also presented, such as colouring with colour pigments, finishing with decorative metal, or painting with paint. The online video course explains the basic techniques. 64 pages, paperback

Only available in GERMAN Release date around mid to late October 2021 The new standard work - creative design ideas, cast, shaped and modeled From Klaus-Peter Lührs, who has accompanied us on a friendly basis for years and gives tips about "creative design". New design ideas and suggestions for modern and chic-looking finished models - cast, molded and modeled, made from stone-like materials such as plaster of paris, ceramics and concrete. This book shows you how you can create decorative models and utensils yourself, the creation of which was previously hardly possible in the domestic creative sector: relief-like designed concrete tiles, thin-walled leaf plates and fruit bowls, self-designed jewelry models, molded with silicone and poured out of concrete. The models are colored glazed or designed like metallic bronze unique pieces. In addition, practical objects made of modeling ceramics will be presented, which can be formed easily and quickly and have a modern design, but embody fascination and uniqueness: vases, lamp bases and sculptures. In order to be able to realize all of this, the author developed a new, powdery modeling ceramic. Simply mix with water, structure and model, then allow to air dry without a furnace. What was previously not feasible is now possible - even for inexperienced and beginners. And because a lot of it is new, you will also find numerous photos in this book in a skilful step-by-step sequence, which show how easily and effectively everything can be done now. Date of publication: Approximately mid to late October 2021 Extent: approx. 144 pages

Die Drehbank für Uhrmacher – Ihr Gebrauch und Missbrauch A study of the American lathe in its various forms past and present, their construction and proper use Author: WARD L.GOODRICH German first edition as a translation of the American original by Ward L. Goodrich: Watchmakers' Lathe, Hazlitt & Walker, Chicago 1903. Berlin 2023 on 232 pages with countless illustrations and additional catalog pages (Flume, Jacob) Format DIN A5, hard cover So why another book on the topic of “watchmakers at the lathe”? This is absolutely justified, because this book presents many of the origins of the watchmaker's lathe that go back 120 years. So you can finally see why z. B. the collet is also called American collet. This book will be a valuable asset for anyone who works with the lathe, especially the old one. It represents an ideal complement to the book "The watchmaker at the lathe" (our reference 345832). Even if many things are judged differently technologically today, there are still many good suggestions and many components of old lathes and their working methods to be found. It should also be noted that this book has been supplemented with some relevant pages from the Georg Jacob catalog (1911) and Flume catalog (1911). Goodrich's book is really an excellent supplement to the book "The Watchmaker at the Lathe" from our publishing house and should not be missing from anyone who works with the watchmaker's lathe.

Pendule, regulator & Co Author: Klaus Dinger. GERMAN VERSION Everything about technology, history, maintenance and repair. The author explains in detail how clocks are built, how their works work and what makes them timepieces in the first place. particularities Comprehensive instructions for servicing, maintenance and care as well as repairs that can also be carried out by laypeople. scope of delivery 220 pages with many color photos and sketches. Format 17 x 24.5 cm

This book is based on a series of publications originally published by the State Secretariat for Vocational Training, Berlin, in the 1950s. It provides instructive basic and expert knowledge on the topic of manual metalworking: • Files • Hammering and stamping • Measure and test • Scribing • Sawing • Drilling, countersinking, reaming • Threading • Chiselling • Bending & straightening • Rivets A nice advantage of the book is the graphic overview of the individual versions, e.g. of the files: The individual types and their differences are explained in detail here (flat, sword, beret, bird's tongue, triangular, square, saw, needle, arm, knife, half-round, round, hand files + their shapes, blows, applications and possible uses). A lot of knowledge for daily work! Reprint 244 pages

Only available in German What do you have to pay attention to? What are the actual characteristics of a fake and how can I really recognize it as a layman? What do the legislators of the individual countries say and from which amount does which penalty come into force? Where are the watches usually made? How do the counterfeits arrive in the EU and how do customs in the country of arrival deal with them? What happens if I travel abroad with a fake? Individual criminal cases and their consequences enrich the situation in an amusing way! • All the facts about counterfeit watches • With practical tips on how to unmask a fake • Stefan Friesenegger is an author in the well-known specialist magazine ARMBANDUHREN – the magazine for friends and collectors of high-quality wristwatches About the authors: Stefan Friesenegger, born in 1962, has been involved with wristwatches for over forty years. As a passionate admirer of beautiful timepieces, he experienced the quartz crisis and many a development in the world of watches. His knowledge and love of watches has intensified over time. Today it unfolds impressively in his books and in his own column in “Armbanduhren”. Stefan Friesenegger: Everything about fake watches. (11/2022) 176 pages, numerous illustrations, 185 x 254 mm, hardcover Release in autumn 2022

Decorations, toys, and gift ideas made of wood Wood conveys a natural comfort and homeliness. And that's also true for smaller and larger wooden accessories. Whether for your house or flat, your garden or the nursery - you will surely find numerous models that inspire you. Lovely decorations for spring and Easter, for autumn as well as winter and Christmas time are a must as well. All models of the book can be adapted to your needs: The templates can be printed in any size, using the template printing studio included on CD-ROM. The detailed instruction section contains a small section on material knowledge and introductions to the most important tools and techniques. Numerous tips and useful hints complete the book. Book, including: - things to know and tips (wood types, transferring templates, sawing, painting motifs, assembling models, garden sticks, light arcs, figures with forks) - Over 80 models and instructions: - Living room decorations (including candlesticks, decorative tree for jewellery, mirrors, wall ornaments, butterflies, flower boxes, table decorations, wardrobe, wall clock, breakfast plate, memo board) - Decorations for the garden, balcony & terrace (including letterbox, door wreath, door sign, wooden figures, flower box, window decoration, garden sticks with lanterns, birdhouses) - Toys for children (including doll's pram, dinosaurs, yardstick, walk-a-long animal, animal puzzles, fairy, football fan, door sign, lighted lamb) - Small gift ideas (including door signs, floral arrangement, lamb, guardian angel, window decoration, greeting cards, tealight stands, gift tags) - Spring & Easter (including window decoration, bunny, candle wreath, table decoration, garland, door signs, wooden figures, lamb, table arrangement) - Autumn decoration ideas made of wood (light stand, table decoration, autumn mobile, witch, pumpkin, door sign, wooden stand, decorative mushrooms, ghosts, owls, raven, squirrels, bird feeder) - Winter & Christmas (including window decoration, stand for tealights, firs, angels, Advent star, Father Christmas, moose antlers, sleigh, manger, reindeer, polar bear) - Instructions from easy to difficult - Motif templates on CD-ROM (PC compatible) 132 pages, hardcover

The author Helga Becker has designed 60 jewellery pieces of various kinds out of yarn, wool, twine, or wire, which can be recreated step by step and perfectly matched to your own wardrobe. You can indulge in the blaze of colour, work tone on tone, use the remains, discover new materials, and collect ""ingredients"" on your walks to create entire jewellery ensembles. Among the objects presented are small gifts made of thread and yarn, which can be created in little time, even by the hands of children, as well as fine ""weaves"" that require more patience and time. For those who like it precious, the book presents valuable unique pieces made of silver - solid silver wire makes these pieces of jewellery an eye-catcher. Whether playful jewellery pieces or classic chains, bracelets, and rings: Each piece of jewellery is made by crochet or knitting techniques. Press reviews: ""An extremely stimulating, innovatively organised book."" Kultur-punkt.ch ""Instructions for truly unusual, modern-looking, and trendy fashion jewellery."" 52buecher.de ""The different techniques are explained with many pictures and the individual projects are clearly presented."" mitgestalten ""An interesting book that even appeals to beginners and laymen."" fantasyguide.de ""The right book for those who want to make their own jewellery."" Florist 176 pages, colour photographs throughout hardcover, 23.5 x 26 cm

Size: 205 x 270 mm. 60 pages. Several examples and illustrations.

Melting - Refining - Processing This highly competent textbook reprint from the beginning of the 20thth century explains in detail and easy to understand words the various processes of precious metal processing, from the extraction of raw material, the completion work and to the recycling of workshop waste. This unique reference book offers all watchmakers and watch enthusiasts, as well as goldsmiths and silversmiths, not only basic material knowledge but also a contemporary overview of the old treatment and processing techniques of precious metals for watch technology and jewellery making. A true treasure trove of knowledge for those involved in the processing of precious metals. 224 pages, approx. 120 illustrations, hardcover

Available in GERMAN only Wonderful book about the different types of clocks in different times Based on a rough classification into elementary clocks such as hourglasses, sundials or water clocks and into wheel clocks (large and small clocks), the doctor of art history Viktor Pröstler presents the wide spectrum of different clocks. From the "Act of Parliament Clock" to the "Cylindrical Can Clock" - in this indispensable reference work every collector and watch enthusiast will find a concise and well-founded description of all types of time measuring devices that man has invented. In addition, this extraordinary specialist book reprint presents a separate chapter on basic technical characteristics such as indicators on the dial as well as detailed explanations on the technology of assemblies such as going trains, escapements and striking trains. Anyone who loves watches in all their variety will not be able to avoid this book. Hardcover, 321 pages, some color illustrations Release 2022, reprint from 1994

192 pages, approx. 500 illustrations. German edition.

Wonderful decorative objects for the home! E.g. unusual candlesticks, vases or cake stands - with lots of tips for working with concrete, simple instructions and inspiring photos. 64 pages. German edition.

Only available in German In the watchmaker workshop In this highly competent textbook from 1972, master watchmaker Kurt Jäger explains the organization and operation of a watchmaker's workshop in a detailed and easy-to-understand manner. Starting with the professional setup and the necessary equipment with suitable machines, this work offers a helpful guide to rational and improved work - practical experience for practical use. The skills described range from troubleshooting the gear train and the escapement to correctly determining measured values ​​and the correct use of tools such as lathes, pin straightening tweezers and pointer pliers. The advantages summarized: • Specialist book and reference work for lovers of mechanical watches • Treasure trove for watchmakers, apprentices and watch enthusiasts • Contemporary watchmaking training material Michel Stern (ed.); Kurt Jäger: In the watchmaker's workshop. (09/2022) 160 pages, numerous graphics, 160 x 221 mm, hardcover Re-release in fall 2022

Judith Crowe describes how gemstones develop, how they are mined and what path the precious resources take, how to judge the quality, rarity, classification, hardness, and cut of minerals, how to some gemstones are calibrated in carats and points, and how to care for them to preserve their colour and transparency. An extensive glossary explains key terms of the professional terminology. Illustrations and colour photos help identify the most common gemstones, from amethyst and diamond to tourmaline and quartz. 176 pages, more than 500 colour illustrations hardcover, 19 x 24.5 cm

Simple DIY ceramic jewellery: design your own creations and turn them into reality. All techniques for processing clay: shaping, glazing, firing, designing. Trendy: ceramic jewellery combined with wire, fabric, leather, or recycled materials. DIY is trendy, and that is true for jewellery as well. It is particularly easy with clay since it is versatile and natural – and easy to work with. It can be rolled, punched, modelled, stamped, painted, and glazed. And it can be wonderfully combined with other materials: whether with finds from nature, whether with wire, fabric, leather, or recycled materials. Helena Arendt presents jewellery in all colours and in different techniques. A separate chapter explains how to take the clay balls, tubular beads, or pendants and turn them into a bracelet, a finger ring, or a necklace. And don't be afraid of firing. If you do not have your own kiln, use one of the many firing services and focus entirely on shaping and designing. Even those who do not have much experience with clay will find many inspirations in this book to design their own personal jewellery creations and turn them into reality. Press reviews: ""With fundamental knowledge, tips, and tricks."" LandLiebe 288 pages, 423 colour illustrations throughout hardcover, 23.5 x 26 cm

The book shows more than 30 traditional and modern jewellery making techniques, from simple wire bending, engraving, embossing, casting or chiselling to technically demanding techniques, such as stone setting. The detailed explanations and many step-by-step illustrations allow beginners to design their own brooches, earrings, tie pins, or bracelets in a variety of ways, be it with classic jewellery materials, such as gold, silver, and precious stones, or with modern plastics or an ingenious material mix. A chapter with many examples of contemporary jewellery design complements the practical part and shows the many possibilities of this fascinating craft that will inspire professional jewellery designers and anyone interested in jewellery design. Jinks McGrath is a jewellery artist and has been teaching jewellery design for years. Her works have been exhibited and collected in many places. She has written several books on jewellery design. Press reviews: ""This book from the Bernese Haupt Verlag publishing house with a focus on crafts motivates you to do your own work: The numerous techniques presented, from the simple to the technically challenging, allow anyone to get started quickly according their own skills. A first-class manual for beginners and advanced."" lehrerbibliothek.de, 17/4/06 176 pages, 592 colour illustrations Gatefolded brochure, 22.2 x 22.2 cm

The comprehensive workshop book on jewellery! This comprehensive workshop book combines everything you need to know about jewellery making in one volume: a wealth of information on the workshop and raw materials, techniques, design, and specialised knowledge. Anastasia Young explains not only the craftsmanship, but also the practical aspects of her own jewellery workshop and the creative design processes from the first sketch to the prototype, the applicable occupational health and safety regulations, and the commissioning of external specialists and suppliers. The main elements of this work are the detailed explanations of the techniques, accompanied by many photos for each step. Thanks to clear instructions, the book is not only a authoritative, comprehensive ""bible"" of its guild for professional goldsmiths, but also for students and trainees of all levels. Press reviews: ""This comprehensive workshop book combines everything you need to know about jewellery design in one volume."" Home Deco ""This volume contains everything you need to know about the topic of jewellery."" Deutsches Handwerksblatt ""This new, comprehensive and sophisticated workshop book offers a wealth of information on jewellery design."" Hephaestus ""The Jewellery Manual, published by the Swiss Haupt Verlag publishing house covers all information important for the jewellery production on 320 pages. The abundance of tips is packaged in clear and understandable explanations and every step is clearly illustrated with lots of photos."" GZ Goldschmiede Zeitung 320 pages, approx. 850 colour photographs hardcover, 21.5 x 25.4 cm