Watches The Ultimate Guide

Name: Watches The Ultimate Guide
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ISBN: 9782843238222

ISBN-10: 2843238226

ISBN-13: 9782843238222

Edition: 2007

Authors: Fabienne Reybaud

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Over the past ten years, watches, once merely functional tools, have become true objects of desire. Whether fashion accessories or collectors' pieces, the watches on the market today span all sectors, from mass-market to luxury. A watch follows its owner wherever he or she goes, immediately revealing its owner's taste, financial means, and knowledge of the wheels of time. With an increase in the number of trademarks, collections, and styles, the market for watches is booming, growing annually at unprecedented rates. Auctions abound, offering astounding new records: $5 million for a Caliber 89 by Patek Philippe; $1.6 million for a steel watch by Patek Philippe. And watch overbidding makes it…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Assouline
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 215
Size: 7.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684



Introduction



What Makes Watches Tick?



The Glossary



The Art of Starting a Watch Collection



Brand Watches from A to Z


Audemars Piguet


Baume & Mercier


Bell & Ross


Blancpain


Boucheron


Breguet


Breitling


Bulgari


Cartier


Chanel


Chopard


Corum


Dior


A Dunhill


Ebel


Eterna


Gerald Genta


Girard-Perregaux


Glashutte Original


De Grisogono


Gucci


Hamilton


Hermes


Hublot


IWC


Jaeger-LeCoultre


Jaquet-Droz


F.-P. Journe


A. Lange & Sohne


Longines


Richard Mille


Franck Muller


Ulysse Nardin


Omega


Officine Panerai


Parmigiani Fleurier


Patek Philippe


Piaget


Porsche Design


Rolex


Daniel Roth


Swatch


TAG Heuer


Tissot


Vacheron Constantin


Van Cleef & Arpels


Louis Vuitton


Harry Winston


Zenith



Price Guide



Upkeep: Standing the Test of Time



The Watch Lover's Address Book


Photo Credits & Acknowledgments