En esta obra, Faustino Bastús va a exponer con brevedad, pero de una manera clara y precisa, toda la teoría de la construcción de los relojes, describiendo las partes de que se componen y acompañando sus dibujos intercalados en el texto, para mejor conocimiento de ellas.Asi, el principiante, llegado a la inteligencia de las maquinas, se formara una idea clara de sus principios y podra facilmente pasar a la practica.Para inventar medios desconocidos y componer maquinas nuevas, no son suficientes las reglas, se necesita eso que algunos han denominado genio, un don de la naturaleza concedido a unos pocos. Para crear un reloj hay que poseer tanto genio como ingenio.

Scientifiques et décoratifs, ces instruments artistiques font plus que donner l'heure, ils assurent un lien vital entre l'homme et le cosmos, entre le soleil et les rythmes quotidiens des jours.

Després de vint anys d''estudi, l''antiquari Jaume Xarrié i el professor de rellotgeria Eduard Farré presenten el llibre El rellotge català, una obra de síntesi, rigorosa i profundament didàctica, so

Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements.Moon phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking movements can be considered among the most complex and technically elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as skeletonising, which is mainly done by hand, also characterise the high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L.

From stopwatches and alarms, to world clocks and calendar functions, to tourbillons that counter the effects of gravity, these so-called complications have been the crowning glory of fine watchmaking for centuries. The Watch Book - More than Time is an illustrated compendium of watchmaking that explores these most intricate elements of the horologist's craft through timing, astronomy, and striking. This volume is a unique and impressive addition to the book market and a lavish tribute to the mastery of horology.