Wristwatches

by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli, Gisbert Brunner; Christian Pfeiffer-Belli

Book Overview

Small enough to carry into an antique show, this convenient guide is designed to help you avoid costly mistakes in buying vintage wristwatches. It includes a newly updated price guide; information about fakes, knock-offs, and hybrids; descriptions of wristwatch history and mechanics; and a glossary of terms. Important firms are discussed and tips on preservation, care, and repair of mechanical wristwatches given.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764303813
• ISBN13: 9780764303814
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the best in an all-too-shallow genre

There are not a lot of watch collecting/information books on the market, and of those few, only a handful really stand out. This is one of those few. Covers quite a lot, has some in depth information for beginners, and is still a great reference for the experienced.

Very good book for who is starting a collection

The book starts showing briefly how the different type of movements work and ends with a photo album of different wristwatches divided in sections (automatic, manual winding, sports, chrono, repeaters, electronic, etc) showing brand names as Omega, Jaegger Le Coultre, Zenith, Rolex, Movado, Girard Perregaux and other big names. Photographs are in B/W mainly, but the few that show the timepieces that open some of the chapters are colour. The comment on each timepiece includes an estimated price, although this information varies through time it can be useful as a reference for the beginner. There is a chapter dedicated to the SWATCH phenomenon, including descriptions and photographs of some timepieces. The book includes very useful tips on how to start collecting, store and keep timepieces; being an excelent introduction at a good price, recomended for who likes wristwatches and might become a collector