Antiquorum
Editions
The World of Vacheron Constantin
Genève
By Carole Lambelet and Lorette Coen 415
pages, 24 x 32 cm, 120 color illustrations, and over 1000 black and white
illustrations.
In German, English, Italian, and Spanish editions, SFr.
160
Lausanne, Ed. Scriptar SA, Geneva, Vacheron Constantin, 1992.
This lively and interesting book, beautifully and lavishly illustrated, retraces
the history of the Vacheron Constantin firm from its beginnings in 1755 to
the present day, drawing parallels between historic and cultural events and
the company’s development. Particular attention is given to the arts
: painting, dance the theater, and litterature.
A final section, taken from the
Vacheron Constantin archives, illustrates several hundred watch models produced
by the firm over the course of its history as well as watch movements and
the dates they were in use. Specialists, lovers of fine horology, and the
general public alike will find this a fascinating, useful, and enriching book.
Tissot,
150 ans d'histoire, 1853-2003
Tissot, 150 years of history, 1853-2003
By Estelle Fallet
351 pages, 24 x 30 cm., over 600 color and black & white illustrations.
In French, English, German, Italian or Spanish, SFr.
100.
Tissot SA, Le Locle. 2003 Edition. ISBN 2-940333 -08-4, -09-2, -10-6, -11-4
and -12-2
Five chapters detail the geographical, technical and social environment of
the Tissot firm, founded in Le Locle in 1853. Detailed information drawn from
company archives illustrate its history and activity, from its beginnings
as a “comptoir d'horlogerie”, its development as a factory in
1918, a holding company in 1930 (by way of its association with Omega in the
Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère - SSIH) and
a member of today’s largest industrial horological group (SSIH-ASUAG,
1983, SMH, 1985, The Swatch Group, 1998). Over 600 illustrations (including
previously unpublished documents) enrich the text. An important technical
section gives the details concerning the calibers used by Tissot since 1853.
ROLEX, COLLECTING WRISTWATCHES
COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX
By Osvaldo Patrizzi
512 pages, oversize volume, 25 x 31.5 cm., over
300 color illustrations and over 500 period advertisements as well as some
illustrations from Rolex catalogues.
Bilingual, in English and Italian, SFr. 380.
Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001 Edition. ISBN 88-900514-9-3
The 2001 edition of “Collecting Rolex Wristwatches“
is an impressive new edition, updated and expanded to 512 pages. It is an
essential and unique book for watch enthusiasts, collectors and professionals
alike. A tribute to the grandeur of Rolex wristwatches, this prestigious volume
is the ultimate reference work on the subject. In response to the request
of collectors, the value of each watch has been estimated according to the
reference number, the materials used, the year of production, the rarity of
the model, while also taking into consideration the condition of the piece
itself. Over 300 color illustrations, actual-size or enlarged to full page
size, and 300 descriptions provide the reader with invaluable information
on the reference number, the movement, the case, and the year of production
of each watch. All the finest models of Rolex watches that have appeared on
the auction market are also fully illustrated in color. The book is further
enhanced by an index of reference numbers and over 5000 market value estimates
of collector’s Rolex watches, which indicate accurate valuations based
on their condition and rarity.
OISEAUX DE BONHEUR : Tabatières
et Automates
FLIGHTS OF FANCY : Mechanical Singing Birds
By Sharon and Christian Bailly
377 pages, 25.4 x 31.9 cm, richly illustrated,
bilingual French-English, SFr. 300.
2001 Edition. ISBN 2-940019-28-2.
The book is accompanied by a CDRom containing photos, films, and recordings
of exceptional pieces, which makes it possible, for the first time ever, to
actually see and hear mechanical singing bird automata in movement.
This richly illustrated 377 page book, printed
in a bilingual French/English edition, provides an overview of the long and
fascinating story of mechanical singing birds, as well as new and important
biographical and historical information on makers such as Jaquet-Droz, Leschot,
Frisard, Rochat, Bruguier, and many others. An indispensable reference work
for specialists and collectors, it is also a beautiful book whose numerous
color photographs of rare and important singing bird pieces will be appreciated
by novices and connoisseurs alike.
A. L. BREGUET: Watchmaker to Kings
A. L. BREGUET: Uhrmacher der Könige
By Thomas Engel
221 pages, red leather hard cover, 22 x 28 cm. 46 color illustrations and
56 black and white illustrations.
Available as an English edition or as a German
edition. SFr. 320.
1994 Edition. ISBN 3-85725-114-X
Professor Thomas Engel is internationally known
for his work on polymerization and his exceptional researchinto the production
of polymers. Thomas Engel holds approximately 120 patents in the field of
organic chemistry and has received many prizes and honors for his work. In
1972, he was awarded the "Diesel Prize", which he shared with Dr.
Wernher von Braun, the rocket and space technologist.
When not inventing, Engel pursues his great love of horology and as a result
has published this book, subtitled "Thoughts on Time", a study of
the life and work of Abraham-Louis Breguet, with an introduction by Lord Yehudi
Menuhin.
BREGUET, WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1775
BREGUET, HORLOGER DEPUIS 1775
By Emmanuel Breguet, Alain de Gourcuff Editeur,
Paris, France
388 pages, hard cover, 28 x 30 cm., within slip
case. Over 500 reproductions of watches, archive drawings, portraits and contemporary
views in color and black and white.
Available as an English, French or Italian edition. SFr.
244.
2001 Edition. ISBN: 2-909838-18-8.
This enlarged new edition by Emmanuel Breguet
updates the history of the Maison Breguet, continuing from the previous edition
of 1997 until today, following the acquisition of the firm by the Swatch Group
in 1999. This magnificent book is devoted to the history of the Maison Breguet,
its creations, commercial strategies and clients. The author traces in detail
the unusual itinerary of Abraham-Louis Breguet, in a remarkable, lively, and
well documented biography, from Breguet’s arrival in Paris to his last
days in the capital. Emmanuel Breguet also gives detailed portraits of A-
L. Breguet’s descendants and successors until the present day. This
story covers the period from the end of the Ancien Régime to the birth
of modern horology, and, of course, the revolutionary period during which
Breguet had to seek exile in Switzerland, before returning to Paris. The book
is further enriched by a glossary, family tree, chronology, bibliography,
list of illustrations and index.
LA LONGITUDE EN MER
A l’heure de Louis Berthoud et Henri Motel
By Jean-Claude Sabrier
720 pages, 25.5 x 31.5 cm, 250 color illustrations, 150 black and white illustrations,
bilingual French - English, SFr. 290.
1993 Edition. ISBN 2-940019-03-7.
French Naval Academy Award 1994
A detailed and exhaustive study of the two famous French chronometer-makers
L. Berthoud and H. Motel, including the journal and records of each maker,
which allows their works to be dated and their
buyers identified.
LES OUVRIERS DU TEMPS
La Pendule à Paris de Louis XIV à Napoléon Ier
Ornamental Clocks and Clockmakers in Eighteenth
Century Paris
By Jean-Dominique Augarde
427 pages, 25.5 x 31 cm, 234 color illustrations, 58 black and white illustrations,
bilingual French - English, SFr. 280.
1996 Edition. ISBN 2-940019-09-6.
This work is entirely dedicated to the history
of Parisian clockmakers, viewed through the art of the clock. Sculptors, cabinet-makers,
bronze casters and chasers, engravers, gilder s, goldsmiths and enamelers
collaborated, from the end of the 17th century until the First Empire, to
create works of exceptional beauty. Les Ouvriers du Temps bears witness to
the unequaled talent and originality of these Parisian artists. Five hundred
new biographies of Parisian clockmakers, based in many cases on unpublished
documents, enhance this book.
Omega Saga
By Marco Richon
488 pages, 31 x 25 cm, 237 color illustrations, 768 black and white illustra-tions,
2 indexes of over 7,500 words. 2000 copies printed in French, SFr.
200.
1998 Edition. ISBN 2-88380-010-3.
Several works have already been written about
various Omega activities but none had covered literally all aspects of the
firm’s life until now, with the publication of the Omega Saga on the
occasion of the company’s 150th anniversary. The Omega Saga is above
all a highly detailed reference book. Not only does it give a detailed and
comprehensive view of the Omega firm, but also offers a synoptic chronology
of the measurement of Time, from both the technical and the economic points
of view, from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
DICTIONNAIRE DES horlogers genevois
By Osvaldo Patrizzi
412 pages, 17.3 x 24.4 cm, 8 color illustrations, 25 black and white illustrations,
in French, SFr. 120. 1998 Edition. ISBN 2-940019-20-7.
This monumental work is a dictionary of Genevan watchmaking compiled by Osvaldo
Patrizzi, chairman of Antiquorum, after many years of research and experience
in this field. This splendid book offers unprecedented information on all
those watchmakers who, in the last five centuries, have contributed to the
greatness of Geneva as an internationally famed horological center.
LA BIJOUTERIE FRANÇAISE AU
XIXème SIÈCLE
FRENCH JEWELRY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
By Henri Vever, Bijoutier-Joaillier
Translated into English from the original French by Brenda Forman, Ph.D.
In three volumes, SFr.
400. 2001 Edition. ISBN 2-940019-29-0
Nearly a century old, this remains the definitive
text on its subject to which every scholar of the period refers. This is its
first full translation into English. In three volumes and abundantly illustrated,
it begins some years before the Great Revolution of 1789 and ends only in
1907, just prior to publication of the second and third volumes. In addition
to his exhaustive chronicle of great French jewelers, their lives, their styles
and their techniques, Vever takes the reader on a lively journey through the
history of his beloved France, its politics, its personalities, its economy
and even its gossip, all viewed through the lens of one of France's greatest
jewelers.
Puzzle "La Grande Complication"
®
1000 pieces - 50 x 70 cm. -
SFr. 25.
[Not suitable for children of less
than 36 months. Contains small pieces that could be swallowed.]
SPRING
2004
