Chasing time : vintage wristwatches for the discerning collector / Alistair Gibbons.
Material type: TextPublisher: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, [2018]Description: [240] pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 x 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780764354953
- 0764354957
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | NK7484 .G53 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31560000028676 |
The early 2000s were an important period, spanning a time when mechanical watches had quite rightly retaken their place in the world market. We all may have a digital device in our pocket that is more accurate than a mechanical watch, but a timepiece has soul, personality, and history. The collection in this book is a step into the world of vintage watch collecting, with a range of photographs, intricate research, and accessible reference material that will intrigue both the casual and avid enthusiast. The collection showcases some of the most interesting, luxurious, and functional twentieth-century (1930-1980) mechanical timepieces ever to be produced, including Heuer's Autavia, Rolex's Submariner, Gallet's MultiChron, Zenith's De Luca, and the Universal Space Compax.
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234 wristwatches described and illistrated with 3 to 6 images each usually including movement views.
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