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

100 Years of Vintage Watches

Author: Dean Judy
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781626541191
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
100 Years of Vintage Watches features wristwatches and pocket watches produced from 1870 to 1970. Each listing features a detailed description and accurate pricing information; before-and-after pictures illustrate restoration stages, and photos of near-mint versus the average watch aid in identifying and valuing collections.

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.

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 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.

A Grand Complication

Author: Stacy Perman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190100
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 527

Book Description
Two wealthy and powerful men engage in a decades-long contest to create and possess the most remarkable watch in history. James Ward Packard of Warren, Ohio, was an entrepreneur and a talented engineer of infinite curiosity, a self-made man who earned millions from his inventions, including the design and manufacture of America’s first luxury car—the elegant and storied Packard. Henry Graves, Jr., was the very essence of blue-blooded refinement in the early 1900s: son of a Wall Street financier, a central figure in New York high society, and a connoisseur of beautiful things—especially fine watches. Then, as now, expensive watches were the ultimate sign of luxury and wealth, but in the early twentieth century the limitless ambition, wealth, and creativity of these two men pushed the boundaries of mathematics, astronomy, craftsmanship, technology, and physics to create ever more ingenious timepieces. In any watch, features beyond the display of hours, minutes, and seconds are known as “complications.” Packard and Graves spurred acclaimed Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe to create the Mona Lisa of timepieces—a fabled watch that incorporated twenty-four complications and took nearly eight years to design and build. For the period, it was the most complicated watch ever created. For years it disappeared, but then it surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1999, touching off a heated bidding war, shattering all known records when it fetched $11 million from an anonymous bidder. New York Times bestselling author Stacy Perman takes us from the clubby world of New York high society into the ateliers of the greatest Swiss watchmakers, and into the high-octane, often secretive subculture of modern-day watch collecting. With meticulous research, vivid historical details, and a wealth of dynamic personalities, A Grand Complication is the fascinating story of the thrilling duel between two of the most intriguing men of the early twentieth century. Above all, it is a sweeping chronicle of innovation, the desire for beauty, and the lengths people will go to possess it.