Customer Reviews

Prestigious Watches

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Still the best watch book edited in the serie of three by this publisher. well documented and spectacular close up of pictures.

One of the best books to start learning about watchmaking. A great introduction, easy-to-read, well-documented and graphically stunning. Perfect as a coffee table book to keep around or as a gift to those who need to be initiated.

This is by far the most attractive book on watches that I have read to date. It is somewhat wider than most books so ensure you have a deep bookshelf. The photographs are of the highest quality and the editorial is well written and researched. This book is not a technical manual, it is a collectors book that portrays the most beautiful examples of the watchmaking tradition.

The book gives excellent history on some of the worlds premier watch makers. High quality glossy pictures show some of the most amazing watches in the world. I highly recommend it as a coffee table book!

Glossy pictures, looks more like a picture book, a little bit of history of some companies, absolutely no in depth information, almost no information about movements. I regret that I wasted my money on this 'book'.

Beautiful and well-researched book on the history of timekeeping. Excellent pictures, glossy pages, and relatively detailed information on great watches and watchmakers

So-called "historic reviews" is awful. For example - on page 156 we can read: "In 1810, King Louis XVII of France appointed Breguet as Watchmaker to the Royal French Navy". Did you hear about Napoleon I? Sophie Ann Terrisse (editor of the book) no. For editor information - Louis XVI were executed much earlier 1810 and next Louis XVIII claimed as King in 1814. Louis XVII never was as King in fact.