The Rolex Report: An Unauthorized Reference Book for the Rolex Enthusiast... 4th Edition.
by John E. Brozek;
Paperback: 288 pages
Published by InfoQuest Publishing, Inc.; (July 1, 2002)
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List Price: $39.99

While The Rolex Report is available thru Amazon, please keep in mind that you will NOT receive the FREE 2004 Price List & Companion Pocket Guide unless you order via our website, or eBay store...

The "Rolex Bible" gets even better, as its now revised and expanded into its 2nd edition, now with 399 pages...

Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorized History.
by James M. Dowling, Jeffrey P. Hess;
Hardcover: 320 pages
Published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; (January 1, 2000)
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List Price: $125.00

The name of Rolex is recognized around the world. It has become an icon of beauty, quality, accuracy, style, and taste. While there are other fine manufacturers of timepieces, none has reached this pinnacle of public respect and acclaim. The watches produced by Rolex over the last 90 years are...

This comprehensive and detailed reference guide to Rolexs sports model watches is an indispensable asset to watch collectors and dealers. The only work of its kind, it covers the history of the Submariner, Explorer, GMT-Master, Turn-O-Graph, Milgauss, and Cosmograph watches, from 1952 to 1990. The...

Wristwatch Annual 2004: The Catalog of Producers, Models, and Specifications.
by Peter Braun (Editor), Elizabeth Doerr;
Paperback: 392 pages
Published by Abbeville Press, Inc.; (November 2003)
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List Price: $35.00

The annual's elegant photography and organization will encourage readers to peruse the year's offerings watch by watch. And the range of styles, from classic to modern, will appeal to watch enthusiasts the world over, who will find this current edition both a handy reference and required reading.

Wristwatch Annual 2003: The Catalog of Producers, Models, and Specifications.
by Peter Braun (Editor);
Paperback: 392 pages
Published by Abbeville Press, Inc.; (November 2002)
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List Price: $29.95

A definitive overview of mechanical wristwatches, with complete information on more than 1,500 current models made by over 100 manufacturers worldwide.

Our new 400 page annual book is the only buyer's guide in English which does not use generic pictures, but is packed with large, high quality, exclusive photographs where the watch is shown on an angle, allowing one to see the dial and the thickness of each piece. Each photograph (4 pictures per...

Wristwatches: A Connoisseur's Guide.
by Frank Edwards;
Hardcover: 160 pages
Published by Firefly Books; (September 1997)
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List Price: $24.95

After a brief history of watchmaking and tips on recognizing quality, Edwards offers alphabetically arranged essays on 55 of the most prestigious wristwatch makers. The sumptuous full-color photographs are advertisement-quality, and sometimes the text reads like a sales catalog, although no prices...

Wristwatch Chronometers: Mechanical Precision Watches and Their Testing.
by Fritz Von Ousterhausen;
Hardcover: 214 pages
Published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; (October 1997)
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List Price: $79.95

This book gives a detailed account of chronometer testing for wristwatches in Europe, with information about testing methods, procedures, and guidelines. as well as participating makers based on Swiss Testing Agencies' yearly reports from 1925 and the Swiss Observatories' reports kept between 1941 and 1967. More than 60 chronometer wristwatches by known makers are discussed...

The mechanical wristwatch is a cherished treasure. This newly updated classic book is designed for the collector, with a historical survey, a description of how mechanical wristwatches work, and a glossary. Updated prices for various watches are included, along with a chapter on fakes, knock-offs,...

Rolex, Timeless Elegance.
by George Gordon;
Hardcover: 339 pages
Published by Alan Zie Yongder, Timekeepers International, Inc.; (1989)
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List Price: $100.00

Gordon's book about Rolex is a nice, "coffee-table" type of book featuring some really nice pictures of the company's first models to the more contemporary pieces that were produced in the 1980s. If you are a Rolex fanatic, this is probably something that you want to have on your bookshelf...

A beautiful book for those who love fine wristwatches. In Time in Gold, the histories of the seventeen leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland are presented together for the first time, Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, Time in Gold contains over 450...

Complete Price Guide to Watches - 23rd Edition.
by Cooksey Shugart, et al;
Paperback: 1149 pages
Published by Collector Books; (January 2003)
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List Price: $29.95

The most reliable and convenient guide to watches available, this mini-encyclopedia lists over 10,000 watches with current values, and features more than 7,000 illustrations. It also includes tips for collectors and historical information, as well as guidelines to grading and appraising watches.

A highly detailed, 672 page watch price guide, featuring thousands of illustrations...

An overview of the history of the Swiss wristwatch design in the 20th Century. This book portrays the variety of forms and potential styling of cases, dials, and hands via pictures from the trade catalogs of such firms as Omega, Longines, Tavannes-Cyma, Breitling, Doxa, Universal, Movado, Zenith, and others...

The book is divided into 12 chapters: Non Oyster, Oyster, Bubble Back, Submariner, Explorer, GMT Master, Chronograph, Oyster Perpetual, Air King, Prince, Lady's and Quarter Century/Pocket. There are 2421 thumbnail photographs, hence the title. This is a very hard to find book...

Cartier: The Tank Watch.
by Franco Cologni;
Hardcover: 264 pages
Published by Flammarion; (January 15, 1998)
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List Price: $75.00

This elegant volume traces the story of the celebrated Tank from its inception in 1917 throughout the century, weaving history and anecdote, and linking its many variations to the other great designs for watches and jewelry from Cartier's long and distinguished production. An illustrated history in three parts covers the evolution of the design and tells the story of the famous people who wore them. This is followed by an extensively researched, comprehensive catalogue featuring more than 250 vintage models drawn from Cartier's archives as well as numerous private collections around the world...

Complication is the upmost level in watchmaking and Patek Philipe is the upmost swiss watchmaker. These two things meet in this beautiful album. The history of Patek Philipe complicated watches from 20s up to 80s represented by gorgeous photos. Every watch is represented by dial, movement and case back pictures. The book may serve both as a nice reading and as a collector's book...

Hamilton Wristwatches.
by Rene Rondeau;
Hardcover: 182 pages
Published by Rene Rondeau; (May 1, 1999)
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List Price: $34.95

A collector's guide to the men's wristwatches made by Hamilton Watch Company from 1922 until the U.S. factory closed in 1969. Over 1000 illustrations are cross-indexed by name, and the most collectable watches are described in detail in the notes section. Factory production figures are included for most watches made from 1923-1935...

Omega Designs: Feast for the Eyes.
by Anton Kreuzer;
Hardcover: 224 pages
Published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; (January 1, 2000)
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List Price: $59.95

This important, color illustrated, new book presents, an illustrated description of all the watch movements manufactured by the Omega Watch Co. since the registration of its trademark in 1894. Over 400 watches are shown in 80 color and 334 black and white photographs...

Covering the world of watches since 1989, International Wristwatch Magazine is the original magazine devoted exclusively to this intriguing subject. Our consumer-oriented editorials cover the international world of watches, from global auction reports and industry news to market and fashion trends, vintage timepieces and in-depth articles on the great watch houses...

WatchTime - the Magazine of Fine Watches.
Format: Magazine
Published by Ebner Publishing International, Inc.
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List Price: $41.70 (6 issues)

WatchTime magazine presents excellent photographs, objective watch tests, well-researched reports, entertaining stories, provocative reviews--all devoted to top-quality wristwatches. WatchTime magazine provides exciting infotainment for all watch aficionados and for anybody who wants to explore the...

Europa Star online, the most complete source of information on the watch and jewellery industries. A Swiss based magazine, Europa Star provides news for watch consumers, watchmakers and manufacturers as well as information on jewellery...

Publication including articles on repairing and servicing watches, workshop tips, TimeExpo Museum, tools and equipment, industry news, watchmakers conventions, and book reviews. Also, includes an advertising section.

Covers all aspects of technical horology, i.e. modern mechanical, electrical, eletronic, and antorian mechanical, together with constructional articles and international horological news.

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time.
by Dava Sobel;
Hardcover: 184 pages
Published by Walker & Co.; (October 1995)
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List Price: $19.00

The thorniest scientific problem of the eighteenth century was how to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John "Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised rich reward.

Despite its title, this impressive book proves to be less the story of Galileo's elder daughter, the oldest of his three illegitimate children, and more the story of Galileo himself and his trial before the Inquisition for arguing that Earth moves around the Sun...

John Adams.
by David McCullough;
Paperback: 752 pages
Published by Simon & Schuster; (September 3, 2002)
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List Price: $18.95

In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal fro the American Revolution...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Winner of The American Academy of Diplomacy Award
Winner of the Christopher Award
Winner of the Revolutionary War Roundtable Prize

Everest: Summit of Achievement.
by The Royal Geographic Society;
Hardcover: 252 pages
Published by Simon & Schuster; (May 6, 2003)
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List Price: $50.00

On 29 May 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood atop the highest mountain in the world, where no one had ever stood before. This magnificent volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of their historic climb and chronicles the history of Everest exploration from the early years of the twentieth century to the present. It is the first and only book on the subject to benefit from complete access to the Royal Geographical Society's astonishingly rich collection of photographs, documents, and artifacts...

Sir Edmund Hillary and the People of Everest.
by Anne Keiser (Photographer), Cynthia Russ Ramsey;
Hardcover: 176 pages
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing; (September 2, 2002)
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When 33-year-old New Zealand beekeeper Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa climbing partner Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953, they congratulated each other with a handshake and a hearty embrace. It was the beginning of a lifelong relationship between Hillary and the Sherpa people - a people whose courage, skill, and generosity of spirit made Himalayan exploration possible. Sir Edmund Hillary and the People of Everest is a story of giving back. The book begins with a vivid recounting of the conquest of Mt. Everest and goes on to beautifully chronicle Hillary's humanitarian and environmental efforts over the last half century...

Here is a highly visual and intimate look at a proud and enigmatic man and the mountain that shaped him. Authored by Tenzing Norgay's grandson, Tashi Tenzing, it tells his story as it has never been told before. It is also a fascinating account of the Sherpa culture and how their lives were forever changed by the Western obsession with the world's highest mountain. In writing it, Tashi Tenzing draws upon his unprecedented access to family members and to historic and personal photographs, many of which are reproduced here for the first time...

Sherpas are part of our everyday parlance, yet we know so little of their world beyond their depiction as climbing wonders. In Touching My Father's Soul, Jamling Tenzing Norgay gives us an insider's view of the Sherpa world as he tells a story of Everest unlike any told before. His tale is one of profound adventure that entwines the lives of a family, a mountain, and a people...

People who know nothing else about aviation know that it was Chuck Yeager who broke the sound barrier. Those who have read Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff also know he did it with broken ribs from a nocturnal horse race. Readers of this engrossing work will find these circumstances typical of the way Yeager has always done things. In matter-of-fact language that covers both suspenseful flying descriptions and high times with drunken flying buddies...

You know the name. You know the number. Now know the rest of the story. Published to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dr. No, the first James Bond film, James Bond: The Legacy is the official, definitive guide to the 007 phenomenon. Loaded with anecdotes, facts, and illustrations, the book provides features on the key actors, from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan, directors, costume and set designers, and others working behind the scenes. Without a doubt, this is the book of the Bond World...

From its foreword, written by M16's very own chief, M, James Bond: the Secret World of 007 takes readers on a thrill-packed journey through the life and career of the world's most famous secret agent. Every major mission Bond has ever undertaken in the interests of world security, from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough, is investigated and explained. Spectacular illustrations and photographs reveal, for the first time, the hidden workings of Bond's incredible vehicles and gadgets...

It's been called "America's premiere sports car race," and it's a singular test of automotive endurance. Begun in the early 1960s as a three-hour race, the contest evolved gradually into a 24-hour marathon that makes use of multiple drivers and crews as well as the special features of the Daytona International Speedway track, which allows spectators to view the race as a whole from grandstand seats. Veteran racing journalist O'Malley delivers a colorful, even dramatic chronicle of the race, year by year (1974 was the only year it wasn't run), and the clear, mostly full-color photos, one on nearly every page, show the crew, the cars, the drivers, the track, and the pulsing action...

For decades, Robert Ballard has pursued a dual career as a marine scientist and a pioneering discoverer, locating scores of wrecks all over the world, including the Titanic and the battleship Bismarck. In this lavishly illustrated chronicle, he uses his most exciting dives as starting points for an odyssey through time, tracing the evolution of ships and navigation from the first reed boats to the nuclear submarines of today...

In 1978, Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner made a foray into local gourmet shops bearing bottles of their homemade salad dressing. Freewheeling, irreverent entrepreneurs, they conceived of their venture as a great way to poke fun at the mundane method of traditional marketing. Much to their surprise, their products spurred a tidal wave of enthusiasm in the country's supermarkets... Newman and Hotchner recount the picaresque saga of their unexpected success... In alternating voices, playing off each other in classic "Odd Couple" style, they describe how they systematically disregarded the advice of experts and relied instead on instinct, imagination, and common sense...