THINGS WITH SPRINGS CH CHAT 04/17/22

"One of the most common questions I receive as a watch specialist is ‘Where do I start to learn about collecting watches?’

Finally, I have an answer. The Wristwatch Handbook is the gateway to informed wristwatch collecting that will open up the world of watches to you in a concise and enjoyable way.

This book brilliantly mixes vintage and modern watches in a visually accessible way with useful and informative reflections on what makes watches unique and special. The diagrams are especially useful and fun way to educate the reader in how watches work and the correct nomenclature for watch parts.

As one of the first books written from the heart of today’s collector that mixes the traditional watchmaker with the rise of the modern independent watchmaker, you will be surprised to see the juxtaposition of old and new together within this books pages."

John Reardon, International Head of Watches, Christie's

Keeper of Time explores the astonishing and beautiful world of mechanical watchmaking while contemplating the theoretical and philosophical notions of time, aging and mortality. Along with interviews from cutting-edge scholars in the fields of theoretical physics, physiology and philosophy, Keeper of Time features the stories of four of the best independent watchmakers in the world—Philippe Dufour, Roger W. Smith, François-Paul Journe and Maximilian Büsser.

All screenings include an introduction by director Michael Culyba, and a post-screening Q&A panel discussion: “The Allure of Watchmaking and the Notion of Time.” Moderated by Jack Forster (Editor-in-Chief, Hodinkee), panelists include Benjamin Clymer (Founder, Hodinkee), Michael Friedman (Head of Complications, Audemars Piguet), Gary Shteyngart (Writer/Watch Enthusiast), William Andrewes (Horologist/Sundial Architect), William Massena (Founder, Massena LAB), Brittany Nicole Cox (Antiquarian Horologist, Memoria Technica), and the film’s director Michael Culyba.