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| Author: Gene Stone
Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 113460
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 1
ISBN: 0810930935
Dewey Decimal Number: 681.114
EAN: 9780810930933
ASIN: 0810930935
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Watch May 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is another great watch book. There are pictures of watches from all over the world not only Swiss. Big photo and in color you really get to see what they truly look like. They are all a work of art. A must have.
I love this book April 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is like my bible. I study it and read it regularly and it always cheers me up on a rainy day when I look at the beautiful pictures of watches. Sounds like I need a life, right? Whatever, get this book!
 Nice book March 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm fairly new to the world of watches. While I haven't read through the book from cover to cover, it is a nice overview and background of major luxury and forward-thinking watch manufacturers and brands. The content is interesting, including a history and evolution of the companies discussed, and there's a nice selection of watch pictures. My only complaint about the book does not actually concern the content or pictures themselves, but rather the relatively lackluster print quality. I wanted this book as a coffee table piece; while it fulfills its mission, the print production quality is somewhat sub par for this type of book; it could use some varnish and higher quality production techniques in my opinion, like a high end book. Still, informative and good enough that I'd recommend it to watch lovers.
The best watch book (FIVE STARS) March 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What's best about this beautiful book is that nearly everything else published about watches is sponsored by the watch industry itself. Here, finally, is an independent voice telling watch lovers, whether newbies or longtime fans, everything they ever wanted to know about the watch world. The book starts off with an extremely informative history of the watch (I had no idea that World War I was responsible for the growth of the wristwatch and the demise of the pocket watch). The meat of the book is information about the fifty brands the author feels every watch lover should know about--illustrated with some of the most beautiful photos I've ever seen. As appealing as the material is, what's more interesting is which brands are excluded from the discussion. Although the book is a celebration of watches, the most critical parts of the book are those of omission--for instance, there's nothing here about Movado's modern watches, an indication the author thinks little of them, or, in the Hamilton section, no indication that modern Hamiltons are worth buying. My favorite part of the book is the first person interviews with watch collectors, who explain how they got hooked, and what their current passions are. There's also an excellent glossary of watch terms. All in all, this is a book that belongs in every watch lover's library.
Handsome, authoritative companion March 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stone's book is an engaging, well-presented guide to why so many people are so fascinated by watches. In this day and age of virtual wizardry, there's something very satisfying about a great watch -- tangible, beautiful in a very old way, and made in the same exacting way for centuries. I found this book a great reminder of why I remain so intrigued by the watch.
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