[English] Millennium Watch Book - A set of 4 books

MWB-THEBOOK-EN-RETAILERS4
English
version

French
version




*English version

This product is sold by set of 4 books.

Information for non-residents of Switzerland: Price is stated without VAT according to country of residence. VAT and border tax may be applicable upon delivery.

Volume discounts

Quantity Discount You Save
10 10% Up to CHF380.37
20 20% Up to CHF1,521.48
30 30% Up to CHF3,423.34
40 40% Up to CHF6,085.93
CHF380.37
Tax included

  • 100% Secure shipping from Switzerland 100% Secure shipping from Switzerland
  • Swiss post delivery Swiss post delivery
  • Returns subject to prior acceptance Returns subject to prior acceptance

This coffee table book is born out of a collective effort, unprecedented, a magnificent, indispensable collection to gain a better understanding or rediscover, the world of watches from 2000 to 2020. To pre-order without further ado. Exclusively at preferential rates on the-watch-book.com

The Millennium Watch Book aims to be the benchmark for watchmaking from 2000 to 2020. Not only the latest technologies and new materials, but also the trends of the last two decades and the people who have played a major role in the creation of the watches we love, from chronographs and tourbillons to which we devote two whole chapters, but also ladies' watches, the second-hand market and the role of patents. In short, everything to be retained from this unparalleled period in watchmaking history in 20 thematic chapters.

Two decades in the history of watchmaking, 300 pages, 20 themed chapters, over 1,000 photos, written in collaboration with 25 international experts, over 12 months of work, 80 figures who have marked watchmaking since 2000, in an XXL format, limited edition

Can you recall the last 20 years (before 2020!), arguably the most sensational years in the history of watchmaking? The Millennium Watch Book is not only a collective piece of work that pieces together what has been learned in watchmaking since the year 2000—it displays it in XXL format, giving people familiar with the industry as well as watch and design enthusiasts with the joys of the objects they adore, as inexhaustible as the energy provided by automatic winding.

More than twelve months of research and writing went into the design of this fascinating 300-page book, consisting of half a million characters and over a thousand photos. Assembled by Swiss publisher Brice Lechevalier, 25 internationally renowned experts condense the last two decades inside The Millennium Watch Book.

All together, these experts from all over of the world who have been entrenched in this industry contributed to this book. They bore witness to this intensely rich period in watchmaking and in these 20 visually striking chapters, explore the most prevalent themes that have marked the last two decades. This is not a book for hyper-specialised geeks—it is a magnificent collection that is indispensable for a better understanding of the watchmaking world from 2000 to 2020.

The encyclopaedia that you’ll never tire of!

Which chronographs and technical materials have marked these two decades? What ten trends have emerged and why will the tourbillon never be the same again? What are the 20 watches that best symbolise each year and how have women’s watches evolved? How have bracelets changed and patents been used? The Millennium Watch Book also explores the rise of the independents, the use of silicon and explosion of pre-owned watches.

It also lists all the laureates of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) in all categories since it was founded in 2001. In Who’s Who, you can read profiles of the 80 industry figures who have each, in their own way, indelibly marked contemporary watchmaking today.

With a cover created by one of the great watch designers of the 2000-2020 period, Eric Giroud, the intent of this book was to collect and celebrate those who are responsible to the positive evolution of these last two decades in the history of watchmaking. It is a must for industry professionals as well as for those who simply love beautiful watches.



Thematic chapters

Radar
One year, one watch
The ups and downs of the chronograph
The reign of the luxury sports watch
The push for complications
Tourbillon, the complication of the century
To be precise
Women's watches, ever-evolving
High Jewelled triumphs
The golden age of independents
Ten Trends
Diameters
Strap lines
Materials: a revolution in structures and ethos
The silicon revolution
Watchmaking patents, between protection and inspiration
The shift towards pre-owned
What has stayed the same
Twenty Years of GPHG Winners
Who’s Who



MWB-THEBOOK-EN-RETAILERS4

Data sheet

Dimensions
380 x 285mm

You might also like