Marking Time: Collecting Watches and Thinking about Time

by Michael Korda

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076073576X
• ISBN13: 9780760735763
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

What a Nice Surprise

From all experience a book about collecting by a collector ought to fast lose its appeal beyond an audience of like minded aficionados. However Mr. Korda is a bright and entertaining guy who has given a lot of thought to this endeavor and talks about it without taking himself too seriously. The result is akin to say striking up a conversation with a civilized and rather erudite stranger on a journey and finding yourself at your destination after what seems like only minutes, his company having been so pleasant. You can't help but enjoy this book.

I loved this book!

I'm not really a watch collector or WIS (watch idiot savant as some watch collectors refer to themselves), but I loved this book! Unlike just about every other watch book I've seen, it's _not_ just a catalog of different watch models with short descriptions. It's really well written, with prose worthy of the New Yorker. It does an excellent job of telling the history of watches, with the author's personal anecdotes integrated into the story. If I had the money, I'd enjoy collecting watches, but this book is an enjoyable read in and of itself.