Iconic watches (eBook)

& Their Incredible Stories

Colin Salter (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
144 Seiten
Ivy Press (Verlag)
9781836002819 (ISBN)

Infos

A charmingly illustrated telling of the remarkable stories behind over 30 of the world's most iconic timepieces.From the humble digital watch to luxury examples of haute horology from Switzerland, a watch's combination of design, engineering and functionality can captivate a wearer. Iconic Watches presents over 30 timepieces that would sit proudly in any watch enthusiast's collection. From the watch that helped US soldiers win World War II to the first watch on the moon, the most valuable ';lost watch' of all time to the timepiece that almost destroyed the Swiss watchmaking industry, each entry offers an intimate portrait of why each watch deserves its place in history. The remarkable stories cover the globe and beyond, featuring Hollywood royalty, actual royalty, daring adventurers, war heroes, legendary designers and engineers, and much more. It's a beautifully illustrated window into the watch industry and one that readers are sure to love spending time with.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: american watch company • antique watches • Apple Watch • Beautiful • Breguet • captivating • cartier santos • cartier tank • CASIO • charming • chronograph history • chronometer watch • clockmakers • Collection • Collectors • contemporary watches • coveted • Craftmanship • Design • digital • digital watches • elegant • Engineering • enthusiasts • expensive watches • famous watchmakers • fascinating • Functionality • Gift • gift for men • Globe • high end watches • Historical Timepieces • History • History of Watches • Hollywood royalty • horology • iconic • iconic watch brands • Illustrated • Innovative Design • japanese quartz • Luxury • luxury timepieces • luxury watches • Men • modern watchmaking • present • quartz revolution • remarkable • Rolex • Seiko • Smart Watches • Specialist • Stories • style conscious • swiss watch industry • the watch group • timepiece • timepieces • Vintage • Vintage Watches • war heroes • watch collecting • Watches • watchmaking • watch specialist • watch style icons • world war and watches • World War One • World War Two • Wristwatches
• ISBN-13: 9781836002819 / 9781836002819