在这本无与伦比的20世纪**钟表指南中探索腕表的风格演变。

这本豪华巨著完美地融合了高质量的图像和无可挑剔的研究成果，带领读者穿越20世纪，展示各种形式的手表是如何演变的。它记录了手表的早期兴起，展示了1929年华尔街崩溃的灾难性事件如何意外导致了钟表生产的黄金时代，并展示了几乎摧毁了传统行业的电子表如何导致了机械表在20世纪的最后二十年的复兴。书中的数百张彩色照片包含整页的特写镜头，这些镜头展示了形状，纹理和设计的复杂细节。本书还包含老式广告和其他促销材料，有助于人们了解它们诞生的时代。手表爱好者的完美礼物。

Discover the stylistic evolution of the watch in this unparalleled guide to the greatest timepieces of the 20th century.

Offering the perfect blend of high-

quality imagery and impeccable research, this magnificent book takes readers through the 20th century to show how the watch, in all its forms, evolved. It charts the early rise of the wristwatch, shows how the cataclysmic events of the 1929 Wall Street Crash unexpectedly led to a golden age of watch production, and demonstrates how the electronic watch, which almost destroyed the traditional industry, led to a mechanical watch renaissance in the last two decades of the 20th century. Each decade opens with an introduction to the era's stylistic and design highlights and then examines the development of specific genres of watches within each period. Hundreds of color photographs in this book feature full page close ups that reveal intricate details of form, texture, and design. Author Alexander Barter's vast knowledge of the 20th-century watch informs his texts which discuss the major technological and design breakthroughs in a chronological format. This book also includes vintage advertisements and other promotional materials, helping to give a sense of the eras in which they were created. The perfect gift for watch aficionados, this beautiful and informative volume presents the world's finest watches with an elegance and depth befitting its subject.