Fifty watches that changed the world / Alex Newson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Design museum fiftyPublisher: London : Conran Octopus, 2015Distributor: New York, NY : Distributed in the US by Hachette Book GroupEdition: [First edition]Description: 106 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1840916796
  • 9781840916799
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Patek Philippe, wristwatch for Countess Koscowicz (1868) -- Girard-Perregoux, naval wristwatch (1880) -- Cartier 'Santos' (1904) -- Engraved pocket watch (c.1906) -- Military wristwatch (1914) -- Contébert 'jump-hour mechanism (1920s) -- Self-winding watch (c.1926) -- Rolex 'Oyster' (1926) -- LIP 'Tourbillon' movement wristwatch (1930) -- Rolex 'Datejust' (1945) -- Omega 'Seamaster' (1948) -- Rolex 'Submariner' (1953) -- Hamilton 'Ventura' (1957) -- Omega 'Speedmaster' (1957) -- Bulova 'Accutron' (1960) -- Junghans 'Max Bill Automatic' (1961) -- Hamilton 2001: A Space Odyssey watch (1966) -- Heuer 'Monaco' (1968) -- Seiko 'Quartz-Astron 35SQ' (1969) -- Hamilton Pulsar P1 (1972) -- LIP 'Mach 2000' (1972) -- Sinclair Radionics 'Black Watch' (1975) -- Patek Philippe 'Nautilus' (1976) -- Braun 'DW30' (1978) -- Concord 'Delirium' (1979) -- Seiko, TV watch (1982).
Casio 'G-Shock' (1983) -- Seiko 'Voice Note' (1983) -- Sinclair Research, radio watch (1985) -- Casio 'CA-53W' calculator watch (c.1985) -- Swatch 'Art Swatch Number 1' (1985) -- Mondaine, Swiss Railways watch(1986) -- Seiko 'Speedmaster Sports 100' series (1986) -- Swatch 'Pop Swatch' (1986) -- Alessi 'Momento' (1987) -- Swatch / Flik-Flak, children's watch (1987) -- Movado 'Times/5' (1988) -- Louis Vuitton / International Watch Company 'LV-1' (1988) -- Braun 'AW10' (1989) -- Storm 'Tornado' (1989) -- Alessi 'Record' (2000) -- Issey Miyake 'Trapezoid AL' (2008) -- Richard Mille 'RM011' ('Felipe Massa' flyback chronograph) (2008) -- Nike+ 'FuelBand (2012) -- Pebble Technology Corporation 'Pebble' (2013) -- Samsung 'Galaxy Gear' (2013) -- Eone Timepieces 'Bradley' (2013) -- Slow 'Slow Jo' (2013) -- Nava 'Bottle watch' (2014) -- Apple iWatch (2015).
Summary: "The watch has long been a favourite of the design world - both as an indication of the wearer's style and a test of the designer's ethos and aesthetic. From the early efforts of Le Corbusier and Louis Cartier to the advent of the digital era and the arrival of the smartwatch, the Design Museum examines the 50 most important and eye-catching examples of all time."--Back cover.
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At head of title: Design Museum.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Patek Philippe, wristwatch for Countess Koscowicz (1868) -- Girard-Perregoux, naval wristwatch (1880) -- Cartier 'Santos' (1904) -- Engraved pocket watch (c.1906) -- Military wristwatch (1914) -- Contébert 'jump-hour mechanism (1920s) -- Self-winding watch (c.1926) -- Rolex 'Oyster' (1926) -- LIP 'Tourbillon' movement wristwatch (1930) -- Rolex 'Datejust' (1945) -- Omega 'Seamaster' (1948) -- Rolex 'Submariner' (1953) -- Hamilton 'Ventura' (1957) -- Omega 'Speedmaster' (1957) -- Bulova 'Accutron' (1960) -- Junghans 'Max Bill Automatic' (1961) -- Hamilton 2001: A Space Odyssey watch (1966) -- Heuer 'Monaco' (1968) -- Seiko 'Quartz-Astron 35SQ' (1969) -- Hamilton Pulsar P1 (1972) -- LIP 'Mach 2000' (1972) -- Sinclair Radionics 'Black Watch' (1975) -- Patek Philippe 'Nautilus' (1976) -- Braun 'DW30' (1978) -- Concord 'Delirium' (1979) -- Seiko, TV watch (1982).

Casio 'G-Shock' (1983) -- Seiko 'Voice Note' (1983) -- Sinclair Research, radio watch (1985) -- Casio 'CA-53W' calculator watch (c.1985) -- Swatch 'Art Swatch Number 1' (1985) -- Mondaine, Swiss Railways watch(1986) -- Seiko 'Speedmaster Sports 100' series (1986) -- Swatch 'Pop Swatch' (1986) -- Alessi 'Momento' (1987) -- Swatch / Flik-Flak, children's watch (1987) -- Movado 'Times/5' (1988) -- Louis Vuitton / International Watch Company 'LV-1' (1988) -- Braun 'AW10' (1989) -- Storm 'Tornado' (1989) -- Alessi 'Record' (2000) -- Issey Miyake 'Trapezoid AL' (2008) -- Richard Mille 'RM011' ('Felipe Massa' flyback chronograph) (2008) -- Nike+ 'FuelBand (2012) -- Pebble Technology Corporation 'Pebble' (2013) -- Samsung 'Galaxy Gear' (2013) -- Eone Timepieces 'Bradley' (2013) -- Slow 'Slow Jo' (2013) -- Nava 'Bottle watch' (2014) -- Apple iWatch (2015).

"The watch has long been a favourite of the design world - both as an indication of the wearer's style and a test of the designer's ethos and aesthetic. From the early efforts of Le Corbusier and Louis Cartier to the advent of the digital era and the arrival of the smartwatch, the Design Museum examines the 50 most important and eye-catching examples of all time."--Back cover.

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