Customer Reviews

Wristwatch Annual 2007

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Do not expect to find quartz electronic watches from the orient here. This is a catalog of the finest in traditional watch design from Europe, primarily Switzerland, Germany and France. Here are watches that are the ultimate in design, both mechanically and artistically. They are also the ultimate in price, intended for the well to do who wants to make a fashion statement that is also a supurb timekeeper. (I don't know the most expensive watch in the book, but the highest priced one I found was $783,100.)

The book is organized by manufacturer and gives the highlights of their current product line. It is profusely illusteated with color photographs on virtually every page. Of course not every watch of every manufacturer could be included on a book of any size. But then again, that's what the web is for.

This is an annual publication, and the material in this book is current for this year, reflecting the hundreds of new designs that came to market. Most of the material comes from the manufacturers so is rather self serving. Still this is the most complete reference book on the subject.

I have been buying this catalog for six years.It gives specifications and prices across a wide range of current top models available. A must for the wrist watch cognoscenti.

Arch,

Sydney, Australia

This is book is great. It lists a lot of world high-end watches from 2007. Although I don't have money to buy them now. At least I can look at it as a gallary book.

I bought this just to see all the awesome watches out there. Some of these are in the hundred thousands. Wow. Great pictures and company info. If you enjoy watches in the least you must own this catalog its huge and has hundreds of pictures of watches you will never own, unless you have a few hundred thousand sitting around.

Great pictures, a must for any watch enthusiast. Side note. Some of the actual specifications are not accurate.

The photography alone of these world class timepieces brings out the male urge to splurge. It's like being a kid in a candy store, you want one of everything! I've read the '05 and '06 editions and this one does not disappoint. Nice feature: a guide to the pronunciation of all those Swiss, German and French names. Even if you don't speak any of those languages you can say the names like a native. Any watch aficionado will spend many delightful hours soaking up all the facts, figures and history presented here.

I really like the format, usually get the new one when it's released.

Peter Braun's annual roundup of new wristwatches is the one must have for fans of new wristwatches. Well detailed and quite comprehensive, although some well known makes [Citizen, Seiko and Raymond Weil] don't get a mention. The bias is definitely towards comprehensive and accurate information on the watches covered rather than just being a glossy sales catalogue. Retail pricing information is a very useful and rare inclusion in this type of format, particularly when comparing watches with the same base movement, details of which the Annual also lists.This makes for interesting reading. For example the ETA 7750 chronograph movement can be found on watches with wildly varying retail prices. Manufacturer's information gets updated every year if there are worthwhile developments to report as well as the year's important models. Peter clearly has a passion for his subject, with a slight bias towards classic horological values. This is sometimes evident in the quality of the manufacturer's information but does not detract from the whole work. On a side note it is also very comfortable to hold particularly for its size. This is unusual because a lot of watch books are [necessarily] quite large to fit in all those macro close-ups to get you drooling and motivated to part with large chunks of your hard earned cash. I think the title sums it up really. If you only want to buy one watch book to be informed of the latest watches then this is it. I buy it every year and find it is the book I most turn to for new wristwatches.

I have been buying this particular book since 2002. Published every year with the most up-to-date info on horology, it has all the tech info, pictures of the watch, price, accessories, etc. There is not another journal that has the data found in this book.

For those whose interest revolves around horology.....this book is a "must have!!!"

I love watches and collect many of them, this book was great and it covered so amny watches and movements. A must read for the watch lover.