The Watch

Author : Alexander Barter
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3791380117

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The Watch by Alexander Barter Pdf

Now repackaged in an attractive and great value-for-money format, this overview of twentieth-century horology combines stunning pictures of the most covetable time-pieces with the unparalleled expertise of a world-renowned vintage watch dealer. This impeccably researched and lavishly illustrated book traces the evolution of the watch across the twentieth century. It charts the early rise of the wristwatch, shows how the cataclysmic events of the 1929 Wall Street Crash unexpectedly led to a golden age of watch production, and demonstrates how the electronic watch, which almost destroyed the traditional industry, led to a mechanical watch renaissance in the last part of the century. Each chapter focuses on a specific decade, opening with an introduction to the era's stylistic and design highlights and then examines the development of specific genres of watches. Hundreds of color photographs include full-page close ups that reveal intricate details of form, texture, and design. Alexander Barter's vast knowledge informs his gripping texts, which discuss the major achievements in watch technology and design. This book also includes vintage advertisements and other promotional materials, helping to give a sense of the eras in which they were created. The perfect gift for watch aficionados, this beautiful and informative volume presents the world's finest watches with an elegance and depth befitting its subject.

Author : Hugh MacLennan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780773578784

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The Watch that Ends the Night by Hugh MacLennan Pdf

George and Catherine Stewart share not only the burden of Catherine's heart disease, which could cause her death at any time, but the memory of Jerome Martell, her first husband and George's closest friend. Martel, a brilliant doctor passionately concerned with social justice, is presumed to have died in a Nazi prison camp. His sudden return to Montreal precipitates the central crisis of the novel. Hugh MacLennan takes the reader into the lives of his three characters and back into the world of Montreal in the thirties, when politics could send an idealist across the world to Spain, France, Auschwitz, Russia, and China before his return home.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781614288657

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Watches: A Guide by Hodinkee by Anonim Pdf

Over a short ten-year time-span, Hodinkee has positioned itself as the preeminent and most distinguished destination for modern and vintage wristwatch enthusiasts. Exiting a career in finance, Ben Clymer decided to fuse his horological and writing passions in order to start a blog discussing everything from new products to vintage wristwatch auctions. Titling his endeavor after the Czech word hodinky, which means ‘little watch,’ Clymer sought to create a platform that was casual and accessible to all levels of enthusiasts—within a few years The New York Times dubbed him the “High Priest of Horology.”

Author : Matt Hranek
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781579658199

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A Man and His Watch by Matt Hranek Pdf

“I’ve paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn’t come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories.” —T: The New York Times Style Magazine Paul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 years until his death in 2008. The iconic timepiece, probably the single most sought-after watch in the world, is now in the possession of his daughter Clea, who wears it every day in his memory. Franklin Roosevelt wore an elegant gold Tiffany watch, gifted to him by a friend on his birthday, to the famous Yalta Conference where he shook the hands of Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. JFK’s Omega worn to his presidential inauguration, Ralph Lauren’s watch purchased from Andy Warhol’s personal collection, Sir Edmund Hillary’s Rolex worn during the first-ever summit of Mt. Everest . . . these and many more compose the stories of the world’s most coveted watches captured in A Man and His Watch. Matthew Hranek, a watch collector and NYC men’s style fixture, has traveled the world conducting firsthand interviews and diving into exclusive collections to gather the never-before-told stories of 76 watches, completed with stunning original photography of every single piece. Through these intimate accounts and Hranek’s storytelling, the watches become more than just timepieces and status symbols; they represent historical moments, pioneering achievements, heirlooms, family mementos, gifts of affection, and lifelong friendships.

Author : Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
Publisher : Hogarth
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307955906

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The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya Pdf

This heartbreaking and haunting novel takes a timeless tragedy and hurls it into present-day Afghanistan, when a woman asks for the return of her brother's body in the midst of a war. Following a desperate night-long battle, a group of beleaguered soldiers in an isolated base in Kandahar are faced with a lone woman demanding the return of her brother’s body. Is she a spy, a black widow, a lunatic, or is she what she claims to be: a grieving young sister intent on burying her brother according to local rites? Single-minded in her mission, she refuses to move from her spot on the field in full view of every soldier in the stark outpost. Her presence quickly proves dangerous as the camp’s tense, claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boil when the men begin arguing about what to do next. Taking its cues from the Antigone myth, Roy-Bhattacharya brilliantly recreates the chaos, intensity, and immediacy of battle, and conveys the inevitable repercussions felt by the soldiers, their families, and by one sister. The result is a gripping tour through the reality of this very contemporary conflict, and our most powerful expression to date of the nature and futility of war.

Author : Gene Stone,Stephen Pulvirent
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781683353355

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The Watch, Thoroughly Revised by Gene Stone,Stephen Pulvirent Pdf

The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original 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, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, and TAG Heuer.

Author : Kathryn Mockler
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781770566590

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Watch Your Head by Kathryn Mockler Pdf

A warning, a movement, a collection borne of protest. In Watch Your Head, poems, stories, essays, and artwork sound the alarm on the present and future consequences of the climate emergency. Ice caps are melting, wildfires are raging, and species extinction is accelerating. Dire predictions about the climate emergency from scientists, Indigenous land and water defenders, and striking school children have mostly been ignored by the very institutions – government, education, industry, and media – with the power to do something about it. Writers and artists confront colonization, racism, and the social inequalities that are endemic to the climate crisis. Here the imagination amplifies and humanizes the science. These works are impassioned, desperate, hopeful, healing, transformative, and radical. This is a call to climate-justice action. Edited by Madhur Anand, Stephen Collis, Jennifer Dorner, Catherine Graham, Elena Johnson, Canisia Lubrin, Kim Mannix, Kathryn Mockler, June Pak, Sina Queyras, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Rasiqra Revulva, Yusuf Saadi, Sanchari Sur, and Jacqueline Valencia Proceeds will be donated to RAVEN and Climate Justice Toronto.

Author : BRUNNER
Publisher : Teneues Publishing Company LP
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 396171374X

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Watch Book Rolex, the Hb by BRUNNER Pdf

- The best-selling photo book now in a new, expanded edition, including the latest Rolex models from 2020 and 2021 - An ideal gift for all watch collectors and Rolex devotees - Trilingual edition with expert texts in German, English, and French, and over 400 photographs Watch lovers and Rolex admirers delight! In this new edition of The Watch Book Rolex, expert Gisbert L. Brunner guides you through the wonderful world of this luxury watch brand with passion, attention to detail, and consistently impressive expertise. The waterproof "Oyster," the "Datejust," or the more than half-a-century-old diver's "Submariner" timepiece aficionado Brunner walks readers through the innovative technology and design behind iconic Rolex models. Brand-new entries from the Rolex 2020 and 2021 collection celebrate the latest crowns of Rolex achievement. With trilingual texts in German, English, and French and some 400 color and black-and-white photographs, this is a delight of a book for watch lovers, watch collectors, and Rolex devotees around the globe. Text in English, German and French.

Author : Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307402523

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The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya Pdf

In this powerful novel set in contemporary Kandahar, an Afghan woman approaches an American military base to demand the return of her brother's body. At a stark outpost in the Kandahar mountain range, a team of American soldiers watches a young Afghan woman approach. She has come to beg for the return of her brother's body. The camp's tense, claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boil as the men argue about what to do next. Taking its cue from the Antigone myth, this significant, eloquent novel re-creates the chaos, intensity, and immediacy of war, and conveys the inevitable repercussions felt by the soldiers and their families--especially one sister.

Author : Paul Miquel
Publisher : Conran
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Design
ISBN : 1840917830

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Rare Watches by Paul Miquel Pdf

Rare Watches features more than fifty of the most unusual watches in the world, including incredible one-off models and collector's editions. From watches that have set new records in auction houses, to feats of modern technology and engineering, via iconic models worn by figures such as Elvis and James Bond, this book appeals to professionals, collectors and amateurs alike. The photography in this book was organized in collaboration with Christie's auction house, displaying some of the rarest, most expensive and desirable watches ever. Complete with slipcase, this is a beautifully packaged look at some of the world's most sought-after timepieces.

Author : Midori Takanashi
Publisher : Beaglee Inc.
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:G6810000004196

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THE WATCH CATS OF GINZA by Midori Takanashi Pdf

After both separately being invited by a guy owning a bar to manage it, popular cabaret girl Suzu Miyake and genius bartender Shoko Amemiya arrive at the bar a few days before it's reopening… and realize that they've been tricked. However, since they each have nowhere to go, they commit to managing the bar together, but...

Author : Paul N. Hasluck
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781446546673

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The Watch Jobber's Handybook - A Practical Manual on Cleaning, Repairing and Adjusting: Embracing Information on the Tools, Materials Appliances and Processes Employed in Watchwork by Paul N. Hasluck Pdf

Contents Include: Early Time Measures and Modern Watches A Watch Movement and How to Take it Apart Examining, Cleaning and Putting Together Repairs and Adjustment Glossary of Terms, Tools, Materials, Parts and Processes Used in Watchwork

Author : Charles William Barnett CLARKE (Dean of Capetown.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021105915

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The Watch-tower Book; Or, Readings from the Night Watches of Advent, Etc by Charles William Barnett CLARKE (Dean of Capetown.) Pdf

Author : pocket.watch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534428713

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Watch This Book! by pocket.watch Pdf

Get to know your favorite YouTube stars—Ryan ToysReview, HobbyKidsTV, JillianTubeHD, and EvanTubeHD—in this hilarious, insightful, and cool look at their lives behind the camera. Watch This Book to discover: -What superpower Ryan wishes he has -The most colossal mess the HobbyKids made during an episode (and how long it took them to clean it up) -Jillian’s not-so-secret talents -Evan’s favorite food (It’s pizza. Evan would live in a house made of pizza if he could) -And much, much more, including tips and advice from each of these stars on how to make your best videos! This full-color book includes an introduction by the one and only CaptainSparklez and comes with games, quizzes, and never-before-seen photographs of the stars and their families. It’s sure to be beloved by the YouTube-loving kid in your life. So, if you or someone you know wants to have tons of fun with your YouTube friends and their families—and over 20 million people already have with this all-star crew—it’s time to Watch This Book! © 2018 PocketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Author : Allan Wolf
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763663315

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The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf Pdf

"A lyrical, monumental work of fact and imagination." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope — twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker’s reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.