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Book Description
A beautiful book for those who love fine wristwatches. In Time in Gold, the histories of the seventeen leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland are presented together for the first time, Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, Time in Gold contains over 450 important and elegant watches by these fine makers. 200 years later, the resulting wristwatches are among the most exquisite in the world today. The following companies are each presented as separate chapters: Audemars Piguet Blancpain Baume & Mercier Breguet Gerald Genta Cartier Vacheron Constantin Chopard Girard-Perregaux Corum IWC Ebel Jaeger-LeCoultre Rolex Patek Philippe Piaget Ulysse Nardin
Language Notes
Text: English, German (translation)
Time in Gold , Wristwatches,Gerald Viola,Gisbert L. Brunner,Schiffer Publishing,0887401376,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Clock and watch makers,Clocks & Watches,History,Switzerland,Technical & Manufacturing Trades,Technology & Industrial Arts,Wrist watches,Antique clocks & watches,Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery),Antiques & collectables: jewellery,Clocks & chronometers
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