Wristwatch Annual 2014: The Catalog of Producers, Prices, Models, and Specifications

Author: Peter Braun
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 0789260417
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 2096

Book Description
The definitive guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches, with complete information—including prices—on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands The sixteenth edition of this watch-industry mainstay features more than 1,400 of the world’s most luxurious wristwatches, providing a color photograph and complete specifications for each one. With Wristwatch Annual, collectors have a wealth of information close at hand: the book is arranged alphabetically by producer, and within each producer’s section are complete details for each watch, including price, materials, movement, special features, complications, case, dial, band, and available variations of a particular model. A glossary and pronunciation guide help acclimate the reader to the world of fine timepieces, and, for prospective buyers, the addresses of all featured producers are listed together. The elegant photography and layout will encourage people to peruse the year’s offerings for aesthetic appeal as well as technical features. The range of styles, from classic to modern, reflects the inclusive nature of this book, which watch collectors around the world will find both a handy reference and required reading.

Wristwatch Annual 2015

Author: Peter Braun
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 0789260557
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
The must-have guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches. Complete information?including prices?on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands. This seventeenth edition of industry bible Wristwatch Annual is the must-have guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches. A classic for aficionados of fine watchmaking, the book provides complete information?including prices?on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands. Each watch is accompanied by a color illustration, complete specifications, including price, movement, complications, case, band, and available variations. Featured in this year’s edition is the latest news from independent watchmakers; expert advice on crowns; what’s happening on the business side of the industry; the problem of counterfeiting; and profiles of watchmaking’s mavericks. At the end of this e-book edition, a price list for all the watches is included?a handy feature for looking up a model in a particular range or comparing manufacturers’ prices.

Cult Watches

Author: Michael Balfour
Publisher: Merrell
ISBN: 9781858944852
Category : Wrist watches
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Now available in paperback for the first time, Cult Watches is a lavishly illustrated account of the world's most popular classic timepieces.

Armbanduhren

Author: Gisbert L. Brunner
Publisher: Konemann
ISBN: 9783829006606
Category : Chaîné, Jacques
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Classic Wristwatches 2014-2015

Author: Anon
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0789211432
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A price guide to vintage mechanical watches from more than forty historically significant brands. Illustrated in full color. Now in its third edition, Classic Wristwatches is an attractive and easy-to-use resource for information on vintage watches, that is, watches no longer in current production. For each of the more than 900* timepieces listed, the authors provide a color photograph; a description of the movement, case, and special features or historical significance; and an estimated value, based on recent auction results. They also forecast whether the value will increase, decrease, or remain the same. The watches are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer; the featured brands include mainstays like Rolex and Patek Philippe, as well as rarities like Record and Enicar. *misprinted on cover as more than 1,300

The Old Money Book - 2nd Edition

Author: Byron Tully
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950118137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
The Old Money Book details how anyone from any background can adopt the values, priorities, and habits of America's Upper Class in order to live a richer life. Expanded and updated for a post-pandemic world.

The Illustrated Directory of Watches

Author: James Wilson
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785829140
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Illustrated Directory series provide enthusiasts with a fully illustrated comprehensive, hardcover reference book packed with timelines, historical facts and images designed to inform and excite. The book provides perhaps the most ambitious and lavishly illustrated history of watches for the collector and general reader. It shows in clear detailed pictures over 1,000 important landmark timepieces from all the classic watchmakers from the 1930s to the present day. Organized A-Z by manufacturer, each watch will be shown face on and in some cases some will include reverse and internal views. Each watch will be specially photographed in the studio for this book. The book will also include a comprehensive introduction on the history of wristwatches and a quick reference listing of every piece featured. We believe the book will be the most comprehensive illustrated reference work to this subject.

Watches

Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: Millers Publications
ISBN: 9781845334765
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The perfect gift book for any man who loves watches.Internationally there are 27 watch-related magazines. There has been a resurgence of interest in watches with the Swiss watch market up by 30% year on year. In May 2006 watches accounted for one billion Swiss francs of export. The US is the indsutry's largest single export market.Future titles in this series include: Shoes, Teddy Bears, Vintage Gems.

The Art of Breguet

Author: George Daniels
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN: 9781781301074
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description

Radium Girls

Author: Claudia Clark
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860816
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
In the early twentieth century, a group of women workers hired to apply luminous paint to watch faces and instrument dials found themselves among the first victims of radium poisoning. Claudia Clark's book tells the compelling story of these women, who at first had no idea that the tedious task of dialpainting was any different from the other factory jobs available to them. But after repeated exposure to the radium-laced paint, they began to develop mysterious, often fatal illnesses that they traced to conditions in the workplace. Their fight to have their symptoms recognized as an industrial disease represents an important chapter in the history of modern health and labor policy. Clark's account emphasizes the social and political factors that influenced the responses of the workers, managers, government officials, medical specialists, and legal authorities involved in the case. She enriches the story by exploring contemporary disputes over workplace control, government intervention, and industry-backed medical research. Finally, in appraising the dialpainters' campaign to secure compensation and prevention of further incidents--efforts launched with the help of the reform-minded, middle-class women of the Consumers' League--Clark is able to evaluate the achievements and shortcomings of the industrial health movement as a whole.