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Patek Philippe Genève Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery

An excellent copy of the first edition of this important book devoted solely to Patek Philippe wristwatches, published in 1988 and complete with its original card slip case. This book was a follow up volume to Huber and Banbery’s 1982 work which had concentrated on Patek Philippe’s pocket watch production.

The book begins with the origins and history of the company, biographies of the company’s founders, details of Patek Philippe’s inventions & patents relating to wristwatches, the history of the wristwatch and Patek’s development of the genre. There are summary tables with production numbers for some of the company’s most important wristwatches and movement serial number charts. The vast majority of the book, 167 pages in fact, are devoted to lavish illustrations in both colour and black and white showing the extraordinary variety and, of course, outstanding quality of this famous watchmaker. Many of the images are original archive photographs and include pieces from the company’s museum, others are photos of wristwatches in private hands – some of which have, since publication in 1988, been purchased for the museum. Many of the most important wristwatches made by Patek Philippe are illustrated in detail, including, cases, dials and movements.

In excellent overall condition, the binding remains tight and this copy appears to have been only lightly used. There is a very small and barely visible tear to the dust jacket towards the top of the spine.

Published by Antiquorum.
Hardback book with blue cloth covers, dust jacket and original plain card slip case.

285mm x 255mm x 29mm.
Text in English, French, German and Italian.
258 pages.