The Watch
A Twentieth-Century Style History
$79.99
- Hardcover
335 pages
- Release Date
5 September 2023
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783791380117 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3791380117 |
| Author: | Alexander Barter |
| Publisher: | Prestel |
| Imprint: | Prestel |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 335 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 2.26kg |
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Alexander Barter
Alexander Barter spent more than a decade at Sotheby’s watch division, becoming its Deputy Worldwide Head in 2005. In 2009 he founded his own company, Black Bough—a leading retailer of vintage watches. He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, the oldest surviving horological institution in the world.
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