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Chasing Time: Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector

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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 ...

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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
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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.

  • Over 100 vintage watches, their restoration, and their histories
  • A range of photographs
  • Intricate research
  • Accessible 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.


Imprint Name:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Name:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2018-04-28