Description
| Product ID: | 9780764354953 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Chasing Time |
| Subtitle: | Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector |
| Authors: | Author: Alistair Gibbons |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A detailed twentieth-century vintage watch guide by a watch collector for watch collectors. 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. Over 100 vintage watches, their restoration, and their historiesA range of photographsIntricate researchAccessible reference material Showcases some of the most interesting, luxurious, and functional 20th-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. This book and the watches within will intrigue both the casual and avid enthusiast. A detailed twentieth-century vintage watch guide by a watch collector for watch collectors. 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.
This book and the watches within will intrigue both the casual and avid enthusiast. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-04-28 |
