Twelve Faces of Time - N/A

Horological Virtuosos

KORTE INHOUD

Time passes, time is captured, time flies-and in no other place does it do those things better than in the hands of the twelve men whose narratives make up the substance of 12 Faces of Time. Each of these epoch-making watchmakers active in the realm of haute horlogerie has a distinct story to tell; in the hands of these masters, time becomes tangible, perpetual, and personal. 12 Faces qf Tinte portrays well-known horological figures such as François-Paul Journe, Vianney Haller, and Philippe Dufour as they've never been seen before and also provides unique insight into major independent horologists like Finnish chronometer specialist Kari Voutilainen, Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk fame, triple-axis tourbillon technician Thomas Prescher, German wunderkind Volker Vyskocil, English contender to the horological crown Roger Smith, resonance specialist Beat Haldimann, and Paul Gerber, Guinness Book of world Records holder. Two men very rarely seen in the press are also portrayed here: Dr. Ludwig Oechslin is not only t...
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2010Uitgever: teNeues Media208 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 3832793739ISBN-13: 9783832793739

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