Speedy Tuesday – Moonwatch Only – Speedmaster Identification Guide iBook Review

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Quickly after the introduction of the new Moonwatch Only book (that we reviewed here), the authors showed us a little sneak preview of what was coming up. A mobile version of their book, for traveling collectors: Moonwatch Only – The Speedmaster Identification Guide iBook. The Speedmaster Identification Guide iBook It doesn’t include everything from the book, […]

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"The problem you can run into when you have this ibook but not the printed Moonwatch Only book, is that you don’t know the exact explanation for some of the watches and their parts for example. Some of the context can be missing, but that’s what make this ibook also a bit of a teaser for the Moonwatch Only book."

Would this "missing explanation/context mean" the iBook does not have the history and background of certains references and parts? Could you give an example of what the book has that the iBook does not?
 
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"The problem you can run into when you have this ibook but not the printed Moonwatch Only book, is that you don’t know the exact explanation for some of the watches and their parts for example. Some of the context can be missing, but that’s what make this ibook also a bit of a teaser for the Moonwatch Only book."

Would this "missing explanation/context mean" the iBook does not have the history and background of certains references and parts? Could you give an example of what the book has that the iBook does not?

I think the authors were quite clear in their original post on OF when they answered that exact question:

In this mobile guide, you won’t find all the details or historical information that we have gathered into the original MOONWATCH ONLY book. Its focus is in a different direction: towards model identification, which is a key factor when searching for a Speedmaster.
 
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What he said. Also, it would not make much sense to put all of the book inside the iBook for 29,99 ;-) (how much we would love to).
 
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