(Išleidimo metai: 28-Mar-2025, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: The Crowood Press, ISBN-13: 9780719844881)
This practical guide explains the full process of designing and making your own automata with paper. Packed with advice and encouragement, it features an irresistible selection of finished examples to give you inspiration and shows you how to breathe...Daugiau...
Behind a watch there are often hidden stories. Stories of those who made it and those who wore it. From the watchmaker to the diver, from the astronaut to the collector, from father to son - from buyer to thief even - a watch does not age. As it is...Daugiau...
Exquisite, timeless and enduring, Rolex is one of the most recognizable and sought-after luxury watch brands in the world.Established in 1905, the British-founded Swiss designer and manufacturer, Rolex, revolutionized the watchmaking industry with gr...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 28-Nov-2023, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: The Crowood Press, ISBN-13: 9780719843068)
This extraordinary book reveals the secrets of automata mechanisms, which were developed over generations by makers who closely guarded their designs in the competitive business of automata making. Written by a specialist restorer, it gives a unique...Daugiau...
"e;As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy. Simon Winchester, author of The Perfectionists and LandAn award...Daugiau...
"e;"e;A hugely entertaining achievement."e;"e; -Esquire"e;An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists."e;"e; - Wall Street J...Daugiau...
5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy. TELEGRAPHEvery page glitters SPECTATORMesmerising NEW STATESMANAn exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book. STEPHEN FRYA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK O...Daugiau...
The most comprehensive Atmos Clock Repair Manual. 2023 edition, 300 pages, Hundreds of photos and diagrams. The photos have been updated for clear understanding, and many more diagrams are included. This clock is "e;perpetual motion"e;. Are...Daugiau...
The indispensable guide for investing in luxury watches. Build a watch collection that will not only grow in value but also bring joy on the wrist.According to Bloomberg, multiple luxury watches have outperformed vintage cars, Bitcoin and other crypt...Daugiau...
The most comprehensive and most up-to-date, Step by Step Repair Manual for Cuckoo Clock Owners. Hundreds of photos and diagrams. Dedicated to the Cuckoo Clock. Updated 2023 edition with better images and photos. Do you own a clock that is special to...Daugiau...
For more than a century, Rolex has stood apart as the most legendary brand of watch in the world. A Rolex conveys many things: a luxury timepiece, a tool of power for movers and shakers and the symbol of passage into adulthood.New labels pop up, styl...Daugiau...
The watch has a long and fascinating history, from a fifteenth-century status symbol of the rich and powerful to the mass-produced everyday timepiece of modern times. This book describes the main technical developments across a 500-year timespan, fro...Daugiau...
We all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. They may be damaged or no longer working, but we cant bear to part with them. The expert craftspeople of hi...Daugiau...
The essential guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches, with complete information on over 1,400 models from some 130 international brands With Wristwatch Annual, collectors have at hand a wealth of information on the latest offerings fr...Daugiau...
Here is a unique book. It describes the theories and processes of repairing and adjusting the modern watch in precise and meticulous detail: a thing which has never been done so completely before in the many books on the same subject. As a text book...Daugiau...
Dealing with a complicated watch used to be a rare job for the watch repairer, but with the popularity of the automatic, it is almost commonplace. Furthermore, the increased interest in calendar work, alarm watches, and chronographs will undoubtedly...Daugiau...
The repair of clocks calls for a variety of skills and crafts, few of which can be 'picked up' by bench work alone. In the horological trade, it is technical practice that the 'prentice hand' is first tried out on clocks, before a...Daugiau...
Downright fascinating...indispensable reading Daily TelegraphNicholas Foulkesexcellent...book isbeautifully illustrated. Captivating Daily MailFor more than 25,000 years, humanity has sought to understand and measure the passing of time, in the proce...Daugiau...
