The Watch Book-More Than Time Vol II /anglais/allemand: 2 - Tapa dura

Brunner, Gisbert L.

 
9783961713608: The Watch Book-More Than Time Vol II /anglais/allemand: 2
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ISBN 10: 396171360X ISBN 13: 9783961713608
Editorial: TENEUES VERLAG, 2022

Sinopsis

Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements. Moon phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking movements can be considered among the most complex and technically elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as skeletonising, which is mainly done by hand, also characterise the high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner is dedicated to advanced functions of mechanical timepieces, their historical development and special technical features. Topics covered in this book include: Hands and numerals; Spring; Astronomical display (moon phases etc.); Tides; Double balance; Alarm clock; Altitude/depth measurement; Skeletonisation.

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Acerca del autor

Gisbert L. Brunner (b. 1947) is a renowned German expert and historian in the field of watches. He has been involved with wristwatches, pendulum clocks and other precision timepieces since 1964. He has written for GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos from the early 1980s onwards, and he has written more than 20 books on the subject of watches.

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Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements. Moon phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking movements can be considered among the most complex and technically elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as skeletonising, which is mainly done by hand, also characterise the high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner is dedicated to advanced functions of mechanical timepieces, their historical development and special technical features. Topics covered in this book include: Hands and numerals; Spring; Astronomical display (moon phases etc.); Tides; Double balance; Alarm clock; Altitude/depth measurement; Skeletonisation.

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Editorial
TENEUES VERLAG
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
396171360X
ISBN 13 
9783961713608
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
224
Contacto del fabricante
verlag@teneues.com
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