Within this volume are the great names of watchmaking, with in-depth accounts, explanations, and assessments of their specific achievement. There is also extensive coverage of the essential technical background and practical advice on how to go about starting an actual collection.
Featured in this volume are such esteemed watchmakers as:
-- Baume & Mercier, Cartier, and Corum
-- Georg Jensen, Girard Perregaux, Ingersoll, and Jaeger-LeCoultre
-- Longines, Omega, and Patek Philippe
-- Piaget, Rolex, Tissot, and Vacheron Constantin
In addition to the informative and authoritative text, there is also a wealth of full-color illustrations that provide a fascinating backdrop, showing, in instantly accessible visual terms, the greatest classics of wristwatch history.
Within this volume are the great names of watchmaking, with in-depth accounts, explanations, and assessments of their specific achievement. There is also extensive coverage of the essential technical background and practical advice on how to go about starting an actual collection.
Featured in this volume are such esteemed watchmakers as:
-- Baume & Mercier, Cartier, and Corum
-- Georg Jensen, Girard Perregaux, Ingersoll, and Jaeger-LeCoultre
-- Longines, Omega, and Patek Philippe
-- Piaget, Rolex, Tissot, and Vacheron Constantin
In addition to the informative and authoritative text, there is also a wealth of full-color illustrations that provide a fascinating backdrop, showing, in instantly accessible visual terms, the greatest classics of wristwatch history.
Imprint | Book Sales |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 1991 |
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Authors | Michael Balfour |
Format | Book |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-55521-401-2 |
Barcode | 9781555214012 |
Languages | value, value |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-55521-401-0 |