* HOROLOGICAL * * REFERENCE *

* Watches * * Wristwatches *

Audemars Piguet * Breitling * Cartier * Gerald Genta * Patek Philippe * Rolex

HARD TO FIND !!

Author/s

Christie's

Publisher/City

Christie's New York, New York (NY - USA)

Year

2000

Printer/City

Christie's, London (UK - EC)

Pages

142

Binding

heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]

Illustrations

7 [front cover] black + white, 380+ in colour

Size (l x w - cm)

26.8 x 21.1 cm

About

This

Item

This OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 348 lots, ALL of which appear to be illustrated, of an unusually diverse selection of vintage Lady's and Men's Watches and Wristwatches !

Included are - men's and lady's wristwatches, chronographs, calendar/date, moonphase, wind and self-winding; ring, pendant, mystery, reverso, coin watches; keyless and key wind, hunter and openface pocket watches; gilt and enamel singing bird boxes, and MORE!

Makers include - those in the header and - Breguet, Bulgari, Corum, Ebel, Girard-Perregaux, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines, Piaget, Tiffany, Vacheron + Constantine, among MANY others!

Since I was a teenager I have been fascinated by timepieces of all kinds, and have MANY around the house, from a carriage clock on my desk to a fabulous longcase clock in the living room -- to several wrist and pocket watches which I have acquired over the years.

For an avid horological aficionado, this is one exceptionally remarkable reference source in which you will find innumerable new goodies to add to your personal computer database of watch makers/models in a multitude of movements, styles, presentations, dials, bands and functions!

Index [of makers].

For well over 20 years I have been adding these extremely well illustrated, frequently monographic auction catalogues as reference sources to my personal library, and was always absolutely thrilled to find something dealing with my eclectic interests. As with many of the books in my research library, I frequently, when possible, obtained duplicate copies, as I like to have one to use and another as a back-up. They are really a UNIQUE source for hard-to-find data and for use as identification guides, usually containing information about the size, media, dates, styles, signatures, estimated values, and often data on the artist or maker. Older catalogues on specialized subjects are usually extremely difficult to find because knowledgeable collectors had already acquired them as invaluable reference sources when they first appeared!

Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!