{"product_id":"the-watch-book-more-than-time-volume-ii-by-gisbert-l-brunner-9783961713608","title":"The Watch Book: More than Time Volume II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume II of The Watch Book\u003c\/em\u003e follows on from the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStriking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHands and numerals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSpring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAstronomical display (moon phases etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTides\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDouble balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAlarm clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAltitude\/depth measurement\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSkeletonisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eText in English and German.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGisbert 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 has authored more than 20 books on the subject of watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelling Points:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume II of The Watch Book\u003c\/em\u003e continues the exploration from the earlier volume with its richly illustrated delve into the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes an informative and entertaining text by watch expert Gisbert L. Brunner, author of Volume I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis well-documented chronicle of the most advanced features of the world's best timepieces will be a standard reference for watch collectors and aficionados.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e400 colour illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854192857324,"sku":"9783961713608","price":180.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15263663483598.jpg?v=1759236668","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-watch-book-more-than-time-volume-ii-by-gisbert-l-brunner-9783961713608","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}