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Title: Collectible Wristwatches by Rene Pannier ISBN: 2-08-010621-X Publisher: Flammarion-Pere Castor Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: isn't that just like a frenchman?
Comment: I had never realized before that all watches were made for men. Not a single watch appears in this book which was designed to be worn by women.
(Almost?) all of the watches in the book were modern.
I also agree with the other reviewer who indicated that information is scant to the point of non-existence. There is a brief introduction which is moderately interesting, but the rest of the book consists of a picture of one watch per page with precious little information about the watch; primarily the comments consist of comments on the watch's appearance, which I can see for myself.
If you want a huge amount of information about watches, try Shugart. If you want a coffee table book with old and new watches, great pictures, but not much information, just an eye feast with a sense of design development over time, Judy isn't bad. If you like watches not just from the technical aspect but also as items of jewelry, Jeanenne Bell is coming out with a book in May that should satisfy.
Rating: 5
Summary: A lovely book which I read over and over again
Comment: Some of the not so complimentary reviews which I read about this book on Amazon.com do not do the book justice. I think Pannier's book is meant to show would-be watch collectors that collecting watches can be fun. It was never meant to be a comprehensive guide to any particular brand. I think Pannier chose a good selection of collectible watches. Five of the watches which I own happen to be featured in her book. Buy it, because it is a very relaxing book to read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent value for the price
Comment: This is a lovely book for the price. 384 pages in a square format, each page shows a watch in color with a short caption. Other reviewers have commented that the there is very little technical information, very true but I think the book is aimed at buyers who want an introduction to collecting wristwatches. I got a copy because I'm interested in product design and as a publication designer I thought the book was nicely produced.
Having looked through the book I am intrigued as to why nearly all of these watches are lacking in any kind of elegance. Even the expensive well known makes use dreadful typography for the numbers, have chunky looking minute and hour hands, thick cases and generally clutter the dials with unnecessary markings. I do think there are good looking watches though, page ninety-two shows a simple, elegant Patek Phillipe from the fifties and page sixty-six has a Vacheron Costantin. I'll continue to wear my neat Rotary GS 00898/03.
Amazon has over six hundred books listed under Clocks and Watches, this inexpensive little book is a good start to your time-piece library.
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Title: Wristwatch Annual 2004: The Catalog of Producers, Models, and Specifications by Peter Braun, Elizabeth Doerr ISBN: 0789208032 Publisher: Abbeville Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Complete Price Guide to Watches by Cooksey Shugart, Tom Engle, Richard E. Gilbert, Martha Shugart ISBN: 1574323377 Publisher: Cooksey Shugart Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: 100 Years of Vintage Watches: A Collector's Identification and Price Guide by Dean Judy ISBN: 0873494539 Publisher: Krause Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Wristwatches: A Connoisseur's Guide by Frank Edwards ISBN: 1552090833 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Watches International 2003 by Caroline Childers ISBN: 0847825264 Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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