ROLEX ENCYCLOPEDIA

ROLEX ENCYCLOPEDIA

(REF 12003/Watchprint)

This new publication is focused on the Submariner, Submariner Date, Sea-Dweller and Deep Sea models and illustrates the various marks and corresponding serial numbers, all the dial variants and copious details for each piece that is presented: the case number, the bracelet and its references, the winding crown, the case back, the dial and the calibre with the respective years of production and the various references upon which it could have been mounted. Collecting Rolex Submariner also provides a chronological table of production that allows collectors to look up the year of production of their watch. Italian and English versions, publication date: October 2015

• Colour ill. • Format : 25.5 x 31.5 cm • Price: CHF 790.00 | €790.00

 THE WATCH BOOK

THE WATCH BOOK

(REF 11118/Watchprint) by Gisbert Brunner and Christian Pfeiffer-Belli

In The Watch Book, readers can feast their eyes and minds on a magnificentlyillustrated and well-documented chronicle of the world’s best timepieces. After a brief discussion on the meaning of time and its measurement by ticking sets of gears and hands, we delve into 18 premium manufacturers, including Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Cartier. These biographies of the most important names in top-end timekeeping trace the progressive development from their earliest days right up to the latest innovations and current models.

DE/EN/FR • 256 pages • 250 colour photos • Format: 25 x 32 cm • Price: CHF 88.00 | €79.00

 ZENITH

ZENITH, THE STORY OF A WATCH MANUFACTURE UNDER A GUIDING STAR

(REF 11117/Watchprint) by Joel Duval

This book offers a fabulous history of Zenith since its creation in 1865, in the heart of the Swiss watchmaking region at an unprecedented price for all watch lovers! Since its inception, Zenith has produced more than 10 million watches, invented more than 500 movements and accumulated more than 2333 prizes – a world record. Unlike many other houses, Zenith remained a factory. It celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2015.

English Edition 448 Pages • Colour ill. • Format : 25 x 33 cm • Price: CHF 100.00 | €100.00

 BREGUET, THE STORY OF A PASSION 1973 – 1987

BREGUET, THE STORY OF A PASSION 1973 – 1987

(REF 11057/Watchprint) by François Bodet (as told to Françoise Favre)

This book was intended to serve as an account of the successive stages and means that led to the spectacular revival of an emblematic name in watchmaking: Breguet. Written as a type of intimate journal combining childhood memories with those of a young apprentice and all the experience he gained from his fascinating encounters, this book is above all a testimony to the birth of a passion placed at the service of the brand.

English version • 128 pages • Colour & b/w ill. • Format: 19 x 19 cm • Price: CHF 58.00 | €58.00 (Free shipping on this book)

 CORUM’S GOLDEN BRIDGE

BRIDGING ART AND MECHANICS, THE UNABRIDGED STORY OF CORUM’S GOLDEN BRIDGE

(REF 11061/Watchprint) by Elizabeth Doerr

Despite its trademark transparency, the Corum Golden Bridge is a wristwatch full of mystery. This new book describes the iconic linear timepiece’s fascinating history including the innovative mechanical invention conceived by a nonconformist autodidact and the difficult technical breakthroughs by two like-minded personalities needed to achieve the dream wristwatch.

140 Pages • Colour ill. • Format: 22 x 31 cm • Price: CHF 85.00 | €85.00

Source: Europa Star November 2015 Magazine Issue