No comments about W. B. S. Collector's Guide for Swatch Watches.

No comments about Winchester Model 42.

No comments about Restoring Grandfather Clocks.

1 comments about Automatic Wristwatches: From Germany, England, France, Japan, Russia and the USA.

1. Very good product. I have read the earlier volume on Swiss automatic wristwatches, and this one is of the same high quality.

5 comments about Electrifying Time: Telechron and Ge Clocks 1925-55 (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. What an incredible book! Mr. Linz presents the History of the Warren-Telechron Company in an interesting, yet not burdensome fashion. Using photographs of the literally hundreds of models made until the company's demise, the author takes you from the heavy Cathedral-Style through the Deco era and into "space-age" design of the 50's and early 60's.

   I'll wage a bet that if you don't have a Telechron, someone in your family probably does. This book will make a fan out of anyone who is remotely interested in design. There's literally a Telechron for anyone's decor!




2. This book was recommended to me by a friend who said he thought I might find it interesting. My mother used to work for Telechron and G.E. making clocks. Now, after reading this book I have a better idea what she did all day while I was at school! If you know anyone who worked for Telechron, this book would be a great gift. I even got the courage to look at a couple of broken clocks I had lying around with the help of the repair section. I think I'm going to get one of these working again!



3. This is a well done book with tons of photos and lots of literature and obscure facts on Warren Telechron. The only thing I found a little dissapointing was the clocks themselves. A few are fabulous, scarce and expensive but the majority are rather conservative and dull. Still, an excellent piece of research.



4. The book contains a lot of good history on the company, the founder, and the advertising/promotion meterials. The section on the "designers" gets a little boring. The section on repairing/restoring is interesting and has some good information. There is not a lot of depth to it but for most people, it is more than you'll need. I like the model look up list in the back. The price guide will soon go out of date though, and some of the color photos of the various clocks are horribly green. Overall it's a good book and well worth buying if you are a Telechron enthusiast.



5. This book is wonderful. It has a lot of colored photographs and is a great reference book. It is worth the money.

No comments about American Clocks Volume 2: With a Special Section on Self-Winding Clocks : 2000 Price Up-Date.

No comments about American Clockwork Toys.

5 comments about Watches, Volume 4.

1. Similar in style and feel to Peter Braun's Wristwatch Annual 1999 and 2000, this book is another example of a reasonably detailed "catalogue" of the ranges of a variety of (mostly) Swiss watch brands. If the potential buyer can, I would recommend buying Braun's book also, as there are sufficient differences to make this worthwhile. Well worth the money!



2. This book takes you in a very clear way through the whole spectrum of watches' brands, giving you a complete idea of what exactly is happening in the world of the ultimate wrist jewel; the watch. Don't miss this one if you want to be really updated in horology.



3. Being a devoted watch lover, I was really thrilled in receiving "Watches, Volume 4" over the mail. Nevertheless, I was quite disappointed after looking through the content. I can't see or understand why would reviewers rate this book with 5 stars. I felt as if it was put together without much dedication. It seemed to be a scrapbook of wristwatches. The layout and introduction of each brand watch wasn't properly done. Worst of all, the pictures are definetly terrible. Don't know where they obtained the photos but some of them have no resolution at all and are quite blurry (seemed as if they scanned the pictures). Articles were mediocre. Nevertheless, I would definetly recommend Wristwatch Annual 2001 by Peter Braun. It has a better layout, good detail, and excellent photos of the brands introduced. If I were to only have one of them, Annual is far superior than Watches. If I were a teacher I would grade the editor of Annual with an "A" and Watches would at best get a "C" for its hard work.



4. The book has pale pictures, less information about watch models than many other books.

   one Review above says "Most of the major luxury brands are represented providing companies' background histories"

   Well, this is absolutely UN-TRUE, at least was not true in Volume 4 (Which I bought).

   Not a word about the watch's companies or histories or anything, just bad photos and short descriptions that will give you information no more than that of it's maker advertisement.




5. Maybe it was entirely my own mistake, but i didn't realize all the previous reviews were from at least year 2000 which is 3 years ago. I guess i was dissapointed upon receiving the book to find that the book was far from comprehensive. I would even say it falls quite far short of it. A lot of models seem to have been left out and more emphasis is placed on special collections or editions of a particular brand then the actual selection of models offered by a particular brand. Being a admirer of Panerai i was dissapointed to find only one page dedicated to this beautiful watch. Many others brands also were given mere mention by 1-2 pages of advertisement and nothing else.

   This book is definitely not for those who are new to watches or just want a book to help them to decide their first important purchase. Really very outdated.... even the section on Rolex seem to me severely limited.

   But possibly i am judging the book based on what i know now which is probably quite a few years ahead of when the book was last published.

2 comments about Field Guide to Flint Arrowheads & Knives of the North American Indian: Identification & Values.

1. Compared to other books in this field, this one is lacking for the avid collecter. It is a very good book for the beginner because it covers the most common types of points pretty well. The pictures and discriptions are as good as most in this field.



2. The book contains excellent, black and white actual-size photographs of points and blades from the Eastern United States. The photos are labeled with the point name, approximate archeological period, typical states in which found, and approximate value to collectors.

   There are only four pages of general information text. There are no descriptions of material types associated with the photos.

   For someone interested in information on point methodology, material types, or significant historical information, the book will be a major disappointment. Additionally, though the title is "Flint Arrowheads & Knives of the North American Indian" I could find only three pages containing point types found in the Northern Western United States.

   For Eastern US collectors, the photos may be of some interest, but for a novice artifact hunter out West, information in the book is virtually non-existent.

1 comments about The Cartier Collection: Timepieces.

1. very well produced book of the highest quality.
   for any cultured person, needing the interest to elevate knowledge of
   art through time pieces ,this ia a must.there is second publication ,on Jewellery , and a 3rd to be produced in 2008,according to the latest information(title not available.)