IWC Schaffhausen, English Edition
Engineering Time Since 1868
Manfred Fritz, Paulo Coelho, Enki Bilal
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200.00 €
About the book
English
- ISBN: 978-3-7165-1631-7
- Pages: 536
- Binding: Cloth cover with silver edging and streamer
- Published: 4/2010
- Illustrations: 570 illustrations
- Dimensions: 24.2 x 34.2 cm
With short stories by Paulo Coelho and illustrations by Enki Bilal
A cultural history of time measurement «Made in Schaffhausen»
This is a special journey, a tale of self-assertiveness and conviction, that has given rise to many a milestone in the history of watchmaking. It began more than 140 years ago with the appearance on the Rhine of the gifted and daring Boston watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones. It is a story about the manufacturer on the river whose foundation is one of the most fascinating throughout the whole of the Swiss watch industry.
Passion, tradition, perfection and the highest levels of technical sophistication – all this is represented by the name of IWC Schaffhausen. This enormous tome chronicles the company’s fascinating history of watchmaking while leaving bestseller author Paulo Coelho to describe in seven short stories the origins of the individual product families and famous cartoonist Enki Bilal to illustrate these fictional short stories with striking images. Through this juxtaposition this exceptional book will of course appeal to watch connoisseurs but is a cultural history at the same time.