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The Watch
Contributor(s): Stone, Gene (Author)
ISBN: 0810930935     ISBN-13: 9780810930933
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
OUR PRICE:   $42.75  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2006
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Annotation: "The Watch" is a survey of the best vintage and contemporary men's wristwatches that is as visually compelling as it is informative to read.
A well-made man's wristwatch combines inspired design, technical innovation, and precise craftsmanship. Vintage watches are filled with sentiment and history, and are often passed from wrist to wrist across generations. Today, designers use cutting-edge techniques and materials to create some of the most complex miniature machines ever attempted.
Ranging from Patek Philippe and Rolex to Seiko and Swatch, and covering fifty brands in depth, the book provides essential wisdom on buying, collecting, and maintaining these timepieces. Illustrating the text are more than 500 photographs of men's watches, including remarkable details of dials and movements, selected for their beauty and diversity from collections around the world.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Antiques & Collectibles | Clocks & Watches
- Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Dewey: 681.114
LCCN: 2006016970
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 9.17" W x 9.57" (2.41 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The wristwatch is the only jewellery that most men will wear, although many would not want to call it that. A watch may be a practical device for the sole purpose of telling the time as accurately as possible, a complicated machine, a wearable design object, or a status symbol. Some watch wearers, like scuba divers or pilots, rely on their timepieces for safety and survival. Gene Stone's The Watch covers all these things and more. It ranges over the world of watches without prejudice, mixing the old with the new, and the expensive with the economical. It introduces the fifty major brands that any watch collector must be familiar with. Essential wisdom on buying, collecting, maintaining and wearing watches is provided. And an encyclopedic glossary offers a crash course in watch lore. Best of all are the more than 500 photographs of terrific watches, including remarkable details of dials and movements, and selected for their beauty and diversity from collections around the world.