Chasing Time Vintage Mechanical Wristwatches 1930-1980s Luxury Makers

Description: Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCH-2018-9780764354953-X2 Chasing Time: Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector by Alistair Gibbons ISBN:9780764354953 Book Title:Chasing Time: Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector Author:Alistair Gibbons Binding:Hard Cover Copyright:2018 Pages:240 Size:9.5 x 8.5 in. 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 collecting, with a range of photographs, intricate research, and accessible reference material that will intrigue both the casual and avid enthusiast. The collection showcases some of the most interesting, luxurious, and functional twentieth-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 Unviersal Space Compax. 534 color images (SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2024-12-27) ce2718b56319987e8b24843b4e14c577

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