Time in gold : wristwatches

Author(s)

• Viola, Gerald
• Brunner, Gisbert L.
• Force, Edward

Bibliographic Information

Time in gold : wristwatches

Gerald Viola, Gisbert L. Brunner ; [translated from German by Edward Force]

Schiffer Pub., c1988

Other Title

Zeit in Gold : Armbanduhren

Uniform Title

Zeit in Gold

Note

Bibliography: p. [249]-250

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 separate chapters: Audemars Piguet Blancpain Baume & Mercier Breguet Gerald Genta Cartier Vacheron Constantin Chopard Girard-Perregaux Corum IWC Ebel Jaeger-LeCoultre Rolex Patek Philippe Piaget Ulysse Nardin

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Details

• NCID: BA61787915
• ISBN:
  • 0887401376
• LCCN: 88061466
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Atglen, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: 250 p.
• Size: 32 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TS543.S9
  • DC20 : 681.1/14
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Clock and watch makers -- Switzerland -- History
  • LCSH : Wrist watches -- Switzerland -- History