Libros de Relojería, página 2 de 7

Després de vint anys d''estudi, l''antiquari Jaume Xarrié i el professor de rellotgeria Eduard Farré presenten el llibre El rellotge català, una obra de síntesi, rigorosa i profundament didàctica, so

Catálogo de la exposición sobre la colección de relojes del Museo Cerralbo, con textos explicativos sobre los diferentes estilos.

En los casi cien años de historia del reloj de pulsera ha surgido una larga serie de fascinantes y legendarios modelos. En este extenso volymen se reseñan más de 1.000 ejemplares con todos sus datos tecnicos, entre ellos grandes clasicos, creaciones excepcionales y colecciones actuales. Junto a la historia, la tecnica y el diseño de estas pequeñas joyas...

From stopwatches and alarms, to world clocks and calendar functions, to tourbillons that counter the effects of gravity, these so-called complications have been the crowning glory of fine watchmaking for centuries. The Watch Book - More than Time is an illustrated compendium of watchmaking that explores these most intricate elements of the horologist's craft through timing, astronomy, and striking. This volume is a unique and impressive addition to the book market and a lavish tribute to the mastery of horology.

Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For 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. Striking 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. This superbly illustrated volume by watch expert and historian Gisbert L.