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The Alarm Wristwatch. The History of an Undervalued Feature.
Michael Philip Horlbeck
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Description for The Alarm Wristwatch. The History of an Undervalued Feature.
Num Pages: 232 pages, 535 color images. BIC Classification: AKP; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1890.
Finally, alarm wristwatches are recognized for their mechanical ingenuity and the beauty of their design. This new book traces the development of mechanical wristwatches with an acoustic alarm function, one of the first wristwatch complications, and gives detailed information for collectors. Hundreds of watches are examined in 535 color images. In addition to the external design of the watch, special attention is paid to the movements and how their creators solved the multitude of challenges that confronted them. Michael Philip Horlbeck, a scholar and collector of alarm wristwatches, has written the standard work, a complete history of the alarm wristwatch. ... Read more
Finally, alarm wristwatches are recognized for their mechanical ingenuity and the beauty of their design. This new book traces the development of mechanical wristwatches with an acoustic alarm function, one of the first wristwatch complications, and gives detailed information for collectors. Hundreds of watches are examined in 535 color images. In addition to the external design of the watch, special attention is paid to the movements and how their creators solved the multitude of challenges that confronted them. Michael Philip Horlbeck, a scholar and collector of alarm wristwatches, has written the standard work, a complete history of the alarm wristwatch. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764326448
SKU
V9780764326448
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99-2
About Michael Philip Horlbeck
Born in Münchberg, Upper Franconia, Germany, Michael Philip Horlbeck studied gem and jewelry design in Idar-Oberstein and during this study he began to build his first watches. His favorite subject is the building of alarm wristwatches and he has collected them since 1993.
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