<p>For all chrono fans, collectors and watch enthusiasts, there is now the brilliant and completely revised new edition <strong><em>The Watch Book</em></strong>. The comprehensive coffee-table book replaces the earlier <em>The Watch Book Compendium </em>and combines <em>The Watch Book I </em>and<em> II</em>. </p><p>As usual, the successful author Gisbert L. Brunner shines with his extensive expertise and brings his readers closer to the history of the wristwatch with more than 1,000 high-resolution photographs. With over 40 pieces, hardly any other illustrated book gathers more premium watch brands under one roof.</p><p>The predecessors of <strong><em>The Watch Book</em></strong> have long been regarded as standard works by experts - because no other photo book depicts more of the noble timepieces.</p><p>The author does not only show the luxury timepieces in a frontal and side view, as many catalogues have to offer. The reader often gets a direct view of the sophisticated mechanics of