A Man and His Watch entered its second printing this year after selling out of its first run last October. A coffee table book for the WIS crowd, it struck a chord with watch lovers and, if the response to it on the forums is anything to go by, filled an unmet need in the […]
Simon Garfield is one of those few, happy, authors who have managed to turn their flickering curiosity into a source of income. After stints writing for the Observer, The Mail on Sunday and the Independent, he has turned his journalism into long-form investigations of, variously, the meaning of Typefaces, the significance of actual hand-written correspondence, […]
My first passion in life was Ferrari and Formula 1. These passions (or obsessions!) led me to watches. As a teenager, I used to see TAG Heuer sponsorship all over Formula 1 and owning a TAG Heuer watch became my first material goal. For me, owning a TAG Heuer watch was like owning a piece […]
The passing of the hours is the one thing we all have in common. Long the subject of philosophical musings, time waits for none of us. This thought-provoking volume profiles twelve very distinct masters in the world of high-end horology. We learn of the unique process, infinite precision and personal vision each brings to his […]
Artful New Book Pre-Launches at Baselworld Previewed to Great Acclaim A book like this one has really never been seen before in the world of watchmaking: a non-commercial opus focusing on art on three fronts: the artistry of independent mechanical watchmaking with little or no commercial background, the artistry of creating an eminently enjoyable text […]