WATCH. History of the modern wrist watch covers the technical and historical development of the modern wrist watch between 1950 and 1999. The author spent fifteen years accumulating the information included in this book.
He visited not only the centres of the watch industry to study their archives but also factories, museums, watch collectors, artists and designers; original data was obtained from many of the latter. Important institutions — including the Goud Zilver en Klokken Museum of Schoonhoven (the Netherlands), the Horological Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), and the Museum of the Japanese Seiko Corporation — have enthusiastically contributed by offering original material for publication.
| Edition | First edition — 6,000 copies |
| Pages | 256 pages |
| Plates | 650 full-colour, photographed by Erik Hesmerg |
| Dimensions | 24 cm × 30 cm |
| Binding | Paper board with jacket |
| Designer | Gertjan Slagter, Groningen |
| Price | € 58 |
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