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Like to add 20 books to this list bit in random order. Some I have in my own library and some are still on my must buy list.

And don't forget old watch year books.
  1. Theory of Horology (Through Horlogerie Suisse), by Ch.-A. Reymondin, G. Monnier, D. Jeanneret and U. Pelaratti http://www.misterchrono.com/en/commande advised by a watchmaker as an easier to read substitute for Daniels
  2. George Daniels Art of Breguet
  3. George Daniels Watchmaking
  4. Kirim military watches German and British
  5. Flightmaster Only
  6. 30 mm Chronometer by Erich Lexer You can get in touch with Erich if you want to order his book via his Instagram.
  7. Patek Philippe steel watches
  8. JLC ZAf Basha
  9. The Watch, Thoroughly Revised
  10. The Cartiers
  11. Universal Geneve Sala http://www.librouniversal.it/acquista_-_buy_now.html
  12. https://www.blurb.com/b/9691684-marine-nationale
  13. M stanga Audemars Piquet Royal Oak
  14. Fifty Fathoms, The Dive and Watch History 1953-2013
  15. Breguet, Watchmakers since 1775
  16. Cartier Gordon
  17. Zenith Rossler
  18. PATEK PHILIPPE WATCHES (Catalog of the Patek Philippe Museum) https://www.patek.com/en/company/library/patek-philippe-watches
  19. Audemars Piquet 20th century Complicated wristwatches
  20. Mondani for Rolex
Serious Library !😲👍
 
STANDY
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More of a read than pictures

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YYTIN
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riimar riimar
If you like vintage chronographs I recommend this..
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Looks good ! Thanks !
I believe I will like this one.

For the record, I did order some books some I found interesting some I regret to have ordered in the first place :
This one I liked, even if not perfect, it gives a brief overview of the different brands (alphabetically ordered) & models from the past :
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The following one is from the same author, but only focusing on some new models, limited history then. No interest for me at all. Looks more like a catalog to me.
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So anyway, I'll definitely have a look at Chasing time. And I believe I'll "risk" it and order Manufacturing Time. Thanks @STANDY & @riimar !
 
kcgunner
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You guys have some really great ideas for books on here. I just got A Man and His Watch recently. Loved it!
 
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STANDY STANDY
More of a read than pictures

Ordered this one tonight, thanks for the tip. I love a good read..
 
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riimar riimar
If you like vintage chronographs I recommend this..
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Any chance you could post the table of contents for this? I might be interested in getting a copy but I'd like to know what's in it.
 
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Any chance you could post the table of contents for this?
Believe it or not, but there is no table of contents in this book. 😉
Chasing Time is a very nice book with a real crossover of watches from both famous and many ‚under the radar’ brands.

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Good review of Chasing Time:
https://quillandpad.com/2018/06/18/...tair-gibbons-a-compendium-of-vintage-watches/

And some more recommendations in-house:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/watch-book-recomendations.87262/
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fibonacci fibonacci
Any chance you could post the table of contents for this? I might be interested in getting a copy but I'd like to know what's in it.
There is no good introduction in the beginning.
Aquastar, lemania, universal geneve, rolex, omega, heuer, hamilton, zenith and more.
Pictures of watch, bracelet and movement.
No deep diving into every watch, mostly short introduction. The pictures might be good for reference.

Omega seamaster 120, 300 and 4 different speedys.
Overall a good book for the price, comparing to others.
There's a seamaster300 in the book which is not a chronograph. Could be more articles of seamaster chronographs in my opinion.
So if you're only interested in Omega this is not the book for you.
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fibonacci
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@zoohannover @riimar thanks for the info. It does look like a nicely put-together book and the price is right. My favorite books are those that show me rare pieces I'd never seen before or didn't know existed - and that I could conceivably even try to hunt down for my own collection. Here are a few in my library:

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speedydownunder
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Great thread.

Could someone please advise if the compendium (2019) is the updated and expanded version of the 2015 book? Description of the Compendium seems to imply yes.


thx




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fibonacci
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Does anyone here have the book FERO: 150 Steel Chronographs?
 
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In addition to many other great allready mentioned books, I recommend this one. "Time for a change- Discovering Vintage Enicar. " So far the only book about Enicar. Focus is more on the brand History and brand marketing than having a technical look on every single watch.

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