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The Wristwatch Handbook:
A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Wristwatches
- ACC Art Books
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Publisher | ACC Art Books |
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ISBN | 9781851498291 |
Publication date | February 2018 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | 298 x 252 mm |
Illustrations | 470 col. & bw ill. |
Pages | 352 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
extra information | Reprint |
Description
Despite the functional obsolescence of the mechanical wristwatch (our phones and computers tell more accurate time) the early 21st Century has seen a boom in the development, production, and appreciation of all things horological. Whether it is presented to the collector as an alternative investment, as a feat of micro-mechanical technology, or as a showcase of artisanal mastery, the mechanical wristwatch has never possessed more forms, functions or facets than it does today. The Wristwatch Handbook is written from the epicentre of a renaissance, a place in time between the Quartz revolution and the rise of the smart device - where the mechanical wristwatch is the antidote to the microprocessor and the permanent buzz of your inbox. From the multi-axis tourbillion, to the split-second chronograph, to the sidereal sky chart, The Wristwatch Handbook covers it all and does so with more than 470 rich illustrations from over 90 of the World's leading brands.