Product Description

Man has always valued time, but now the wristwatch is coveted as much for style reasons as for practicality. As a result, there are opportunities for collectors at every level, from watches worth a few hundred pounds to those reaching half a million. This is a growing collecting area, particularly for men, with many auctions and dealers fuelling the market. After looking at developments in watchmaking decade by decade, the book features nearly 50 colour two-page spreads in which pairs of related objects are analyzed, compared and evaluated, with the object of answering the question of why one item is more valuable than the other. The factors involved may be age, authenticity, rarity, maker, material, marks, lack of defects, later additions or restoration. Over 120 wristwatches are featured from a range of manufacturers such as Rolex, Omega, Cartier, International Watch Company and Jaeger Le Coultre, as well as popular collecting areas such as military watches. Also included is an illustrated section on fakes and replicas and how to spot them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308977 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

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I would reccomend this to anyone getting started in watch collecting as it covers wide range of watch makes / styles in an easy to read format. There is some useful information on the history of watches and a glossary at the back with references for further reading. Probably not enough information though for a seasoned collector, but interesting nonetheless with plenty of good photographs.