Welcome to Shentonbooks Horological Booksellers We are one of the largest international booksellers specialising in HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS for collectors, students and restorers whether amateur or practical and as a family business started by Rita Shenton have now been trading for well over 35 years. Our website operates over a secure server and is regularly reaccredited as "credit card safe" by securitymetrics.com. A FEW VERY LATEST NEW TITLES ARE LISTED BELOW FOR YOUR EASE. Over two thirds of our stock comprises ANTIQUARIAN and OUT OF PRINT TITLES. Also stocked is a full range of NEW TITLES from UK and overseas publishing houses. We pride ourselves on having both the standard works in stock as well as those that are rare and hard to find. Orders are dispatched promptly and efficiently to any part of the world and we can proudly boast thousands of satisfied customers throughout the UK as well as Europe, America, Australia, Japan and other far flung places. All our titles are available online by clicking the Shop tab immediately above. But please ask if you do not see what you are after as it may be on the shelf waiting to be catalogued. Equally if you would like to email or telephone first for some friendly personal advice first please feel free to. We have tried to constrain the file sizes as much as possible for our customers without fast internet links, but without broadband a few pages will take up to 20 seconds to download. With many uncommon titles available the wait should be worth it !! If in the UK, remember we do attend all the major Clock and Watch fairs at Uxbridge (SW London) and National Motorcycle Museum (Birmingham) and can bring specific titles for you to view if requested; see www.clockandwatchfairs.com for more information. Nigel, Paul and Sue Shenton THE ART OF THE PAINTED DIAL With the authors previous book on this subject long out of print and scarce this new work is much welcomed. The contents cover. With over 350 large format pages and over 500 of the 700 illustrations in colour this is sure to stand the test of time as a solid reference work. (£75) Click on image to order. PANERAI WATCHES FROM 1936 TO 1997. PANERAI IN FLORENCE : 150 YEARS OF HISTORY An absolutely fantastic new double volume representing the most complete reference work ever done on PANERAI. The authors Mario Paci (Quality Assurance manager until 1997) and Dino Zei (Director of Officine Panerai Spa) show the best of the Panerai production, focusing on the most interesting divers watches such as RADIOMIR, LUMINOR, MARE NOSTRUM and the 6152 watch with Rolex dial. These books also describe the models EGIZIANO, EGIZIANO PICCOLO, DOPPIA LEVA (DOUBLE LEVER), LUMINOR MARINA MILITARE, different prototypes and Surface homing systems. FREE MAINLAND UK POSTAGE OR EQUIVALENT CREDIT OF £7 TO OTHER DESTINATIONS FOR ALL ORDERS INCLUDING THIS TITLE. Click on image to order (£425) ROLEX SUBMARINER STORY: ENGLISH/ITALIAN VERSION 2009 Illus. A long awaited and updated large format english version of this most sought after of watches but published only in a limited worldwide edition of 2000 copies. Contains over 800 illustrations and detailed information on all the variants. Copies available for despatch from our advance order. £375 . FREE MAINLAND UK POSTAGE OR EQUIVALENT CREDIT OF £7 TO OTHER DESTINATIONS FOR ALL ORDERS INCLUDING THIS TITLE. (Click on image to order) BRITISH MILITARY TIMEPIECES 800pp Illus 2009 English/German text. At last a gap in the market is plugged with this high quality publication specifically upon the British military timepieces used by the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Describes both technically and historically, with high quality illustrations and a wide range of examples from chronometers, clocks, watches and wristwatches used in all the armed services. An essential companion to the sister title on German military timepieces. £165 ( Click on image to order) LANTERN CLOCKS AND THEIR MAKERS 528pp 2008 Over 1150 illustrations, including +200 colour. This brand new large format and well researched title on Lantern Clocks will undoubtedly rival the previous leading publication, and prove very popular with those keen to watch the wallet. Lets hope it doesn't sell out quickly. (£85) ( Click on image for more details and to order) BRITISH MUSEUM WATCHES 175pp 270 col Illus 2007 Authored by the Curator of Horology at the museum, the book features 75 pocket watches from the best collection in the world. A lively and well written book with predictably fantastic illustrations and a depth of information to match. (£25) Click on image to order ROLEX DAYTONA: A LEGEND IS BORN 263pp A magnificently illustrated production covering Daytona and Cosmographs, including identification and serial number/date tables. A keenly priced addition to the Rolex inventory. £100 (Click on image to order) VINTAGE PANERAI: WATCHES WITH HISTORY 228pp Illus 2007 At long last a high quality publication packed with colour illustrations providing an overview of a selection of historical Panerai watches such as the Californai Dial, Radiomir and Luminor, their use of the Rolex Crown and available historical information including accounts of their use by combat swimmers. English German and Italian text makes life a little easier ! (Click on image to Order £75) OMEGA: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME (pre release title changed from Omegamania/ Omega Legend) Over 800pp Illus 2007 Full detail of content awaited but the publication is endorsed by the Omega Museum and can with over 800 pages be expected to be bursting with archive and factual information.( £200) ( Click on image to order) ROSKOPF: THE PROLETARIAN WATCH 215pp Illus 2007 At last a title focused upon this most collectable and affordable of pocket watches. The numerous colour illustrations and detailed researches provide an insight into the far reaching impact of Roskopf's invention, and its provenance in the history of development in Switzerland of the affordable pocket watch. (£27.50) (Click on image to order)