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【The Wristwatch Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Wristwatches】
《機械腕錶全面指南》
@ ACC Art Books原文書
@全彩精裝/352頁/開本25.3 x 29.8 cm
@作者： RYAN SCHMIDT
★ 不論你是機械錶的初學玩家或老手，本書都值得珍藏
★ 本書涵蓋超過470幅精美的全彩圖片及介紹
★ 跳脫品牌迷思，收錄超過90家機械腕錶製造商介紹
儘管手機及電腦皆已逐漸取代機械腕錶的功能，但機件的巧妙設計、複雜精密，本身就是機械藝術的展現，更是人類智慧的傑作。而可貴的老爺錶不只是外殼的精美，更在於至真的本質，不論是原裝、完美、名廠、準確、機件級數及獨一無二的罕有程度，都是收藏保值得基本考量。從多軸陀飛輪、雙針計時秒錶，到恆星時，本書以超過470張精采的機械腕錶圖片及90家製造商介紹，帶領讀者一睹機械腕錶不可取代的魅力。
全書分為兩大重點，第一章以全面性地完整介紹，分享機械腕錶的進化與演進，其中包括許多創新技術，例如50日動力儲存、恆力機制、1,000赫茲的機械擒縱器等。第二章節則帶領讀者認識現代鐘錶功能技術，例如賽事定時器、脈搏計、單按鈕計時碼表等。
本書全面介紹機械腕錶的方方面面，幫助大家深刻認識腕錶，並在選購、收藏、保養腕錶時更加得心應手。
★A fantastic reference work for the novice or the seasoned watch enthusiast
★Fully illustrated with 470 colour photographs
★Brand-Agnostic. Features a vast array of timepieces from over 90 manufacturers
"...a beautiful book, filled with captivating images and explanatory text which never gets too dry or too technical..." – Revolution
Despite the functional obsolescence of the mechanical wristwatch (our phones and computers tell more accurate time) the early 21st Century has seen a boom in the development, production, and appreciation of all things horological. Whether it is presented to the collector as an alternative investment, as a feat of micro-mechanical technology, or as a showcase of artisanal mastery, the mechanical wristwatch has never possessed more forms, functions or facets than it does today.
The Wristwatch Handbook is written from the epicentre of a renaissance, a place in time between the Quartz revolution and the rise of the smart device - where the mechanical wristwatch is the antidote to the microprocessor and the permanent buzz of your inbox. From the multi-axis tourbillion, to the split-second chronograph, to the sidereal sky chart, The Wristwatch Handbook covers it all and does so with more than 470 rich illustrations from over 90 of the World's leading brands.
The book is separated into two sections. The first section provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical movement. Its chapters explore power, transmission, distribution and regulation illustrating the basic concepts before considering the innovation and complexity that takes place further toward the cutting edge. From the fifty-day power reserve, to the constant force mechanism, and the 1,000Hz mechanical escapement, section 1 will allow the reader to understand and appreciate what is happening beneath the dial of their watch. Section two allows the reader to take this understanding and apply it to the vast range of complications (functions) that exist in modern horology. Each chapter showcases a distinct category of complication. For example, the regatta timer, pulsometer, and monopusher chronograph join a host of others in a chapter entitled 'Recording Lapses of Time'; The power reserve indicator, dynamograph, and crown position indicator are featured in a chapter for 'Power and Performance Indication'; The moon phase indicator, annual calendar, and planetarium can be found in the 'Astronomical Complications' chapter. Once the functional categories are exhausted, the final three chapters explore whimsical complications that have little regard for practical function, novelty time indication, and the 'super-complicated' watch - a rare breed of timepiece that houses an intimidating host of complications featured throughout the book. Upon completion of The Wristwatch Handbook the reader will be able to identify even the most exotic complication from across the room, and be able to share their appreciation and understanding of what makes it so useful and compelling.
The Wristwatch Handbook is "brand agnostic", using only those watches that most aptly illustrate the given subject-matter. As a consequence the book places equal emphasis on the classic and the cutting edge, on watches produced in large volume or exclusive runs, by industry-leading technology or at the hand of a master. In doing so the book provides an unparalleled range of watches from over 90 brands, allowing the reader to determine for themselves which brands, complications, and styles they will build their collection from.
