How long does it take to read The Antique Collectors' Club Edition of Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers?
F. J. Britten, Antique Collectors' Club
The Antique Collectors' Club Edition of Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers by F. J. Britten, Antique Collectors' Club takes about 9 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1881. 518 pages, about 142,450 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 86 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
My first book on the subject of watchmaking & I've had it since 1981. This book is great if you have any interest in watchmaking or clockmaking. Britten describes an array of old techniques & tools that is just amazing to leaf through & read. He has the old configurations for the treadle lathes & bow powered tools. We may need this information in the future, you never know too much. He list Hall marks, crystal gauges, descriptions of mechanisms & movements, & tools that are just awesome. I can only say that if you collect Horological tools you should have this book or at least be aware that it exist it will boggle your mind. Every page is just fascinating. Printed in 1881 1st ed. Good Day! MJR 6 DELTA LS
Subjects: Clock and watch makers, Clocks and watches, Registers, Antique clocks & watches, Clocks & chronometers, Antiques/Collectibles
