ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches Books

hard cover. 9'' x 12''. A beautiful book for those who love fine wristwatches. In Time in Gold, the histories of the seventeen leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland are presented together for the first time, Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, Time in Gold contains over 450 important and elegant watches by these fine makers. 200 years later, the resulting wristwatches are among the most exquisite in the world today. The following companies are each presented as... more information

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hard cover. 9" x 12. An overview of the history of the Swiss wristwatch design in the 20th century. This book portrays the variety of forms and potential styling of cases, dials, and hands via pictures form the trade catalogs of such firms as Omega, Longines, Tavannes-Cyma, Breitling, Doxa, Universal, Movado, Zenith, and others. 648 illus. ... more information

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hard cover. 9" x 12. Wrist chronographs are mechanical wristwatches that, in addition to their normal clockwork, have a mechanism that allows them to time short-term events. They are one of the most popular collecting areas in the broad spectrum of wristwatches because they are not yet too expensive and are available in large numbers. Until now they have not been studied systematically. Now Land and Meis offer this outstanding identification book. The text deals with the dial of the chronograph and al... more information

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hard cover. 9" x 12. An exciting area of collecting for clock and watch enthusiasts is literally opened up with this book. On the outside the automatic wristwatch is like its counterpart, but once the case is opened a different world appears. Here 200 watches are shown, each with three photos to show the dial, and the complete and partly disassembled movement. The book introduces all the Swiss manufacturers and provides an historical overview of the development of automatic watches from 1926 to 1978. ... more information

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soft cover. 7" x 10. Twentieth century Russian wristwatches are too costly for many native buyers, but they are still inexpensive for Western Collectors, and are becoming extremely popular. Watch faces commemorate all the great moments of Russian and Soviet history-from Yuri Gagarin's space flight to the Summit meeting between Gorbachev and George Bush-and celebrate Russian culture with images of native costumes from Chechnya to the Ukraine. Collectors have long clamored for a definitive reference and... more information

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Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Some very light wear. DJ shows just . some light rubbing to front cover.. 1986. Hardcover. 0887400701 . Clean and tight binding no markings. Very nice book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 397 pages . ... more information

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Schiffer. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket; Some very light coverwear.. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887401376 . Clean and tight binding. No markings. Protected in brodart. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 250 pages . ... more information

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NY: Sotheby's, 2005 Publisher's embossed wraps. 504 pp. 690 lots. Profusely illustrated entirely in color. This is the catalog for Sotheby's Sale No. 8152 held in New York on October 11 and 12, 2005. This is a new, unopened, unmarked catalog in perfect, pristine condition. AS NEW. List of prices realized laid in.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Catalog. ... more information

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EDITOR:  Earl T. Strickler TITLE:  NAWCC Bulletin Volume XI Number 5 Whole Number 111 PUBLISHER:  National Asscoiation of Watch and Clock and Collectors, Columbia, PADATE:   August  1964SIZE:  6  by 9  inchesPAGES:  114COMMENTS:  Some of the Contents include:  A Different Atkins Thirty-Day Fusee by F.H. McMillian, Some Interesting Features of a Wm. Cummens Tall Clock by L.W.Kattelle, Repeaters without the Small Train  ... more information

Offered by Stephen Chapman, Bookseller (Rhode Island, United States) +/-

Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2004 256pp, glossary, 800+ col ills. As new copy in pictorial card covers. 100 years of vintage watches with more than 800 color photographs, featuring wrist and pocket watches produced from 1870-1970. Each photo features a detailed description and pricing information. Includes before and after restoration stages, near mint/average condition comparison photos. Covers more than 50 manufacturers including Brietling, Cyma, Tissot, Zodiak, Bulova, Elgin, Hamilton and many more. Al... more information

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hard cover. 9" x 12. This beautiful book relates the incredible story of how leading clockmakers, primarily of England, struggled to control accurate timekeeping for over 300 years. A remarkably thorough yet concise text, by several of today's leading horologists, is accompanied by nearly 1,000 photographs of clocks, which demonstrate each fascinating development. From museums of international significance, as well as private collections worldwide, the best examples of each new invention to establish ... more information

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