Memorie di un'orologiaia

History can sneak up on you. For instance, I had no idea I would read a book about watchmaking this year. I am equally as surprised that I loved it. Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers seems like the type of idea which is not going to work unless it's thousands of pages. After all, how do you write a Leggi tutto

A very brief overview of the vast subject that is horology—the “study of time.” Not so much in theory, although we do touch on Einstein and relativity, more so about the way humans clock the passage. Beginning with the earliest recorded methods of tracking time through the evolution of time pieces a Leggi tutto

I am very interested in clocks and timekeeping, so I was excited to pick up this book. I was hoping to learn something about the details of the mechanisms, how they work, and how they have changed over time. Unfortunately, that's not what this book is really about. With the exception of a brief desc Leggi tutto

It's the first book I read about watchmaking and it was a fascinating travel that involves more than I thought. The author is a good storyteller and this book is never boring or dry. A good informative and entertaining book, well researched and well written. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publis Leggi tutto

Un interessante bel viaggio attraverso la storia e le innovazioni introdotte dai mastri orologiai, con l’occhio di una del mestiere. Mi hanno entusiasmato particolarmente le parti storiche degli inventori. Dal primo orologio, il Watch 1505 di Peter Henlei (Norimberga, 1505) Thomas Mudge , che integró u Leggi tutto

A delightful stroll through the history of timekeeping, from an ancient carved bone, to sundials, to the first mechanical clocks, to the modern wristwatch and atomic clocks. Told from the unique perspective of Rebecca Struthers, master watchmaker and historian, I really loved how the author’s passio Leggi tutto

Very interesting, while it was about clocks. 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. This is one of the few Audible titles where I went lo Leggi tutto

Absolutely loved it. A really fascinating look at history focusing on time in general and the advancements in watchmaking and how this changed the way we work over the years since the first town clocks. It was thorough and detailed but not dry, it reads more like you met the author at a dinner party Leggi tutto

Hands of Time is subtitled A Watchmaker's History of Time, and that's exactly what it is. Rebecca Struthers takes us on a fascinating journey through history looking at our relationship to time and timekeeping. She explores this through the watches and other timepieces that were significant to techn Leggi tutto