Luxury Watches – Secrets, Stories & Legends: Exciting insights from the world of watches

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Luxury Watches – Secrets, Stories & Legends
Exciting insights from the world of watches
“Luxury Watches: Secrets, Stories & Legends” is the perfect evening read for any watch fan – whether collector, dealer, investor or enthusiast: wristwatches inspire more people today than ever before. But if you think the history of the modern watch is boring and unexciting, you’re wrong: numerous legends, myths and secrets entwine around the world’s most important luxury watches and wristwatches.
Not only the Swiss watch industry, but also other countries have made significant advances in the world of watchmaking. In this book you will find over 300 exciting information and facts worth knowing, some of which even the most experienced watch fans have certainly not heard themselves.
“Luxury Watches: Secrets, Stories & Legends” is divided into 5 chapters:
Watches and the watch industry in general
Exciting insights sorted by watch brands
Important personalities of the watch world
Celebrity watches: Luxury watches & their fans
Watches in the timeline: The history of the watch
Readers are likely to be particularly interested in the exciting secrets of watch brands and watch manufacturers. Among others, the book refers to the brands Rolex, Breitling, IWC Schaffhausen, Omega, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Panerai and many more – practically all major and relevant watch brands from Germany and Switzerland are represented.
You always wanted to know who invented the first chronograph? Are you interested in the first waterproof diving watch? Would you like to know which watch Marie Antoinette wore? You will find the answers in this book!For whom is this watch book suitable?
All fans of wristwatches – whether inexpensive quartz watches or high-quality automatic watches – will get their money’s worth with this book! Some of the information and facts researched from numerous primary sources have never been published in this form before. Especially the numerous historical facts and developments around the quartz crisis, but also the modern availability of luxury watches is discussed in detail.
Especially when it comes to Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, fans of watches often do not understand why the waiting lists are getting longer and longer. In fact, it is precisely the rich history and enormous influence on the world of watches, as well as watchmaking, that continually fuels the hype surrounding these coveted luxury timepieces.Do you need prior knowledge for the content?
Quite clearly: No! All relevant functionalities, backgrounds and information are explained, so that even newcomers to the world of watches will understand all the important content. Even brands in the lower price segment, such as Oris, Longines, Bulova, Tissot, Sinn or Swatch are addressed in this work. Special prior knowledge about the functioning of watches or watches as an investment is not required.Does one need prior knowledge for the contents?
Anyone interested in luxury watches has probably accepted many myths and legends as true: From the invention of the quartz watch to the first waterproof diving watch to the invention of the chronograph. However, many of these myths can be disproved with the latest findings! Rolex did not invent self-winding, Girard Perregaux did not introduce the first Swiss quartz watch, and Breitling did not launch the first wrist chronograph!
In this book, the author is dedicated to all brands – from German watch brands like Junghans, Stowa or Laco to Swiss brands like Rolex, Omega, Panerai, Bovet, Parmigiani Fleurier, Zenith or Eterna to Japanese luxury brands like Grand Seiko. So you will learn EVERYTHING about the world of luxury watches – exciting, up-to-date and with the latest findings from science and research.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C75MZ9CB
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Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 Jun. 2023
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 181 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled