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The Watch Book: Compendium - Revised Edition
Series: The Watch Book
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This book is ideal for collectors, chronograph fans, and anyone passionate about wristwatches, craftsmanship, and the history of timepieces. Its detailed imagery and expert insights make it a valuable addition for both seasoned connoisseurs and those newly interested in luxury watches.
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For all chrono fans, collectors, and watch enthusiasts, there is now the brilliant and completely revised new edition of The Watch Book: Compendium - Revised Edition. This comprehensive coffee-table book replaces the earlier The Watch Book Compendium and combines The Watch Book I and II.
As usual, the successful author Gisbert L. Brunner shines with his extensive expertise and brings his readers closer to the history of the wristwatch with more than 1,000 high-resolution photographs. With over 40 pieces, hardly any other illustrated book gathers more premium watch brands under one roof.
The predecessors of The Watch Book have long been regarded as standard works by experts because no other photo book depicts more of the noble timepieces. The author does not only show the luxury timepieces in a frontal and side view, as many catalogues have to offer; the reader often gets a direct view of the sophisticated mechanics of these small masterpieces of extraordinary craftsmanship. There is no more beautiful and artistic way to present accomplished technology.
Gisbert invites his interested reader on a journey through time in the world of clocks. Beginning with the earliest beginnings of the art of watchmaking, we accompany him piece by piece into the modern age. Even today, premium watches are a sign of style, taste, and status symbol.
Text in English, German, and French.
Author: Gisbert L. Brunner, born in 1947, has been involved with precision timepieces of all kinds since the 1960s, primarily wristwatches. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, his love for the seemingly dying mechanical timepieces increased even more. His passion for collecting led to his first articles in the early 1980s. In the meantime, Brunner has published more than 15 books on the subject. He is in demand worldwide as a lecturer.
Selling Points:
- The standard work on the most important watch brands in the world.
- Revised new edition: 2 books in one volume.
- A must for all collectors and lovers of wristwatches.
- 1,000 colour illustrations.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783961715022
Publisher: teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 September 2023
Country: Germany
Imprint: teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Edition: Revised edition
Illustration: 1000 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 314.0mm
Weight: 3262g
Pages: 536
About the Author
Gisbert L. Brunner, born in 1947, has been involved with precision timepieces of all kinds since the 1960s, primarily wristwatches. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, his love for the seemingly dying mechanical timepieces increased even more. His passion for collecting led to his first articles in the early 1980s. In the meantime, Brunner has published more than 15 books on the subject. He is in demand worldwide as a lecturer.
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