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The Watch, Thoroughly Revised: The Art and Craft of Watchmaking

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The Watch—featuring Rolex, Patek Philippe, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, TAG Heuer, Breitling, and other collected and discussed watch brands—is a remarkable full-color guide to vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, perfect for both beginner and expert watch collectors. A well-made men’s wristwatch combines inspired design, technical innovation, and precise craftsmanship. It helps to define a man’s personal style, and it can be an essential tool for many pursuits. It might be a talisman or an heirloom. It can be a lifelong companion, or part of a collection that brings its own deep rewards. If it has a history, it can evoke the era in which it was made; if it’s new, it may speak to today’s cutting-edge technology. It may incorporate gold and porcelain or carbon composite and titanium. The Watch celebrates the craftsmanship of watchmaking for the watch collector. It features more than 600 vintage and contemporary watches from 50 leading brands that have made significant contributions to the history and craft of fine watchmaking. Reflecting the authors’ deep knowledge of every aspect of today’s lively and diverse community of watchmakers and watch collectors, it’s an essential book for any aficionado. For this revised edition, national bestselling author Gene Stone is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com. Together, they have thoroughly revamped the book to reflect the current state of the watch world, with the addition of new brands, new models, and more focused and nuanced coverage of the traditional brand leaders. Here are 430 watches, profiles of collectors, and an update on buying, collecting, and maintaining watches. There is even an invaluable A-to-Z glossary of watch terms, completely updated. This remarkable oversize, full-color book belongs in the home of every watch collector. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams Books; Revised edition (November 13, 2018)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419732609


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 07


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.07 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1.25 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #79,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Antique & Collectible Clocks & Watches (Books) #65 in Fashion History #129 in Fashion Design


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Amazing and short overview of 50 most important watch brands
Best overview of the wristwach industry and most important parts and brands of it. Highly recommended for all watch enthusiasts and collectors.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023 by Toni Marić
    • I watch this book....
If you want to know about high end mechanical watches and be up and ready to talk with a snobbish well educated horologist....then get this book and start reading it. Nice picture, but great info on these very expensive watches with lots of little facts. Good book if your hobby is time pieces.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022 by A. Weiss
    • A Great Book to Help Train the Collector's Eye
This book is a photo collection featuring some of the most famous watches of fifty iconic brands. The photos are beautiful and that is enough to make this book enjoyable. However, I think the real value of this book is that it helps the collector develop a critical eye for beauty. The joy of watch collecting is in the subtle differences between different watches. This is a great book for helping a budding collector refine their understanding of what is beautiful and therefore desirable. Highly recommended! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020 by Marco Antonio Abarca
    • Thoroughly revised but not thorough
It's got a lot of good material, but while it's thoroughly revised, it doesn't feel thorough. Important, obscure terms are mentioned that aren't defined anywhere. Brands are mentioned offhand without any context. Important watches are described in some detail (like the Santos) then not pictured. The index is sorely lacking in entries. It feels more like a large, casual (and under-edited) brochure than a serious reference. For a book of this nature of this size, I expect to occasionally need to pull out a computer to look something up, but I don't think I should have to every few minutes. Also, there're strange errors that leave me scratching my head. For example, on page 195, there's a picture of what's described as the Grand Seiko SBGA11 dated in the book as from 2010... except the dial is the 2017-onward SBGA211! Not to mention most of the watches pictured date no later than the middle of this decade... Now that I'm almost done with this book, I'm left lowering my review from four to three stars because it's really quite an average book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2018 by Jared
    • Great book! Very interesting!! It's got the human element!
This is a very interesting book. They have the thoughts of the men who own some of these rare and beautiful watches. How they got into collecting them. It's fascinating! Of course this book delves into the history and shows beautiful photography of gorgeous watches of the highest quality. It's stunning! The photography shows up beautifully on the Kindle edition! I love it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2020 by DM
    • Really good primer with photos
This book provides a really good starting point to understanding current brands and important pieces. The photos are gorgeous and talks louder than the words.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019 by Aranesan
    • Very mediocre and disappointing.
My problem with this book is its missing some well established brands like for instance Mido that really turned me off i didnt see Maurice Lacroix,Revue Thommen,Rado ,raymond wiel and edox. But they included swatch and hermes. It seemed like all they were interested in doing was putting as many flex brands as possible. Then they just randomly put in some random cheaper brands just to say they included them. This let me down i thought i would be learning about new watch companies instead its more of the same old flex brands like every other book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021 by Tiger
    • An essential book for all watch enthusiasts.
Fascinating book for watch enthusiasts. Easy read for watch enthusiasts just starting out. For more serious collectors, many watch brands illustrated in this book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019 by gregory c

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