The Watch

Informationen zum Autor Gene Stone has written or cowritten 45 books on a wide variety of subjects, including the national bestsellers Forks Over Knives, How Not to Die, and The Engine 2 Diet. Stone lives in Hudson, NY. Klappentext "The Watch" is a survey of the best vintage and contemporary men's wristwatches that is as visually compelling as it is informative to read. A well-made man's wristwatch combines inspired design, technical innovation, and precise craftsmanship. Vintage watches are filled with sentiment and history, and are often passed from wrist to wrist across generations. Today, designers use cutting-edge techniques and materials to create some of the most complex miniature machines ever attempted. Ranging from Patek Philippe and Rolex to Seiko and Swatch, and covering fifty brands in depth, the book provides essential wisdom on buying, collecting, and maintaining these timepieces. Illustrating the text are more than 500 photographs of men's watches, including remarkable details of dials and movements, selected for their beauty and diversity from collections around the world. Zusammenfassung A watch may be a practical device for the sole purpose of telling the time as accurately as possible, a complicated machine, a wearable design object, or a status symbol. This work introduces the fifty major brands and provides information on buying, collecting, maintaining and wearing watches.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gene Stone, Stone Gene
• Editore: Abrams
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.11.2006
• EAN: 9780810930933
• ISBN: 978-0-8109-3093-3
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 238 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Antiquariato; Fertigungsindustrie, Englische Bücher / Kunst, Architektur, Fotografie, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Uhr - Uhrmacher, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches, Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, books on sprinklers