Alistair Gibbons: Chasing Time | Buch

Cover: 9780764354953 | Chasing Time | Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector

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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 [...] 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.

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 [...] 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.

Über den Autor

Alistair Thomas Gibbons trained as a "special-effects editor" in London and worked in Hong Kong and Germany during the 1990s. As a watch collector, he opened his ATG Vintage Watches Forum website in 2002. He lives in Bristol, England, with his two sons, Luke and Jack.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Antiquitäten
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780764354953
ISBN-10:	0764354957
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Gibbons, Alistair
Hersteller:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	238 x 213 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Alistair Gibbons
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.06.2018
Gewicht:	1,196 kg