The Rise and Decline of England's Watchmaking Industry, 1550-1930 - Paperbackby Alun C. Davies (Author) This book surveys the rise and decline of English watchmaking in Clerkenwell, Prescot, Coventry, Liverpool, and Birmingham, filling a gap in the historiography of British industry. Its trajectory foreshadowed other once prominent British industries. Author Biography Dr Alun C. Davies, was educated at the universities of Aberystwyth and Princeton and retired in 1999 after thirty three years at The Queen's University of