AHCI - "Contemporary Watchmaking" by Michael Clerizo.

"Contemporary Watchmaking" by Michael Clerizo.

I have just received my copy of the "Contemporary Watchmaking" by Michael Clerizo. This 292 pages book is mainly about Georges Daniels, Svend Andersen, Vincent Calabrese, Philippe Dufour, Antoine Preciozo, Frank Muller, Aniceto Jimenez Pita, Alain Silberstein, Marco Lang, Roger Smith and Vianney Halter (about 20 pages per watchmakers). Another 50 pages are dedicated to Felix Baumgartner, Aaron Becsei, Nicolas Delaloye, Romain Gauthier, Paul Gerber, Robert Greubel & Steven Forsey, Richard Habring, Beat Haldimann, John & Stephen Mc Gonigle, Rainer Nienaber, Thomas Prescher, Daniel Roth, Stepan Sarpaneva, Peter Speake-Marin, Andreas Strehler, Christian Van der Klaaw, Kari Voutilainen and Volker Vyskocil. I have followed the making of the chapter dedicated to Vianney Halter and now I am discovering the whole book and the other chapters. The result is simply breathtaking : It don't say that only for being kind towards Michael. I am quite used to book about watchmaking but his goes deeper in the watchmakers' mind and explores their inspiration universes. Pictures are not simply those extracted from the press kits, texts were really written purposely for the book after long interviews with watchmakers. The kind of book that you cannot browse but have to read, taking your time. That is what I am going to do. Michael Clerizo will attend the Paris Belles Montres Show on Fri 27th and Sun 29th. No doubt he will be congratulated by the watchmakers he has so talentfully featured !

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I just bought :-)

By: CL : November 10th, 2009-08:47

Will be a great read *CL

Do you happen to know

By: aaronm : November 10th, 2009-10:01

If he'll have books for sale at the SBM, or just be there for chatting? A

Michael Clerizo will be both selling and signing his book

By: Ian Skellern : November 10th, 2009-23:52

at Belles Montres, Paris.

question about another book

By: user : November 10th, 2009-10:12

Hello. sorry for being off topic, but i have a question about a book that was presented in this section of the forums. it was a book solely on watch movements, and it contained mostly photos. i've searched for it but didn't find it. does anyone have a lin...

Sounds like ...

By: small-luxury-world : November 10th, 2009-10:39

Movement from Guido Mocfico; Publisher: Steidl. Oliver

that's the one. thank you [nt]

By: user : November 10th, 2009-12:11

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Here are some "Movement" links ...

By: AndrewD : November 10th, 2009-14:05

Hi 'User', Here are a couple of links to previous discussions I had about Mocafico's "Movement": Link 1 Link 2 Andrew

Mine is on the way and ...

By: small-luxury-world : November 10th, 2009-10:41

is announced for friday. Now I am even more impatient Oliver

found it on Amazon, but got to wait until payday. [nt]

By: G99 : November 10th, 2009-11:22

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go to this show, if you can possibly make it!

By: amerix : November 10th, 2009-11:52

I wish that I could be there as well - being a dedicated friend of the Independents - but without having the chance of meeting more than a couple of them in person. Believe me, it is well worth it! amerix

Dear Santa ;o)

By: vernon : November 10th, 2009-13:18

Hope they are available at SBM. Hope to bump in to other Purists there too. Vernon.

Some Text Is Unreadable

By: markieesq : November 10th, 2009-19:04

I ordered my copy from Amazon and received it on Saturday. I was really looking forward to this book. It contains wonderful color pictures of watches and movements grouped according to the watch maker. Now here is the problem. There is much text written a...

although I understand your misgivings

By: amerix : November 12th, 2009-16:32

The book itself is magnificent. I have just received a copy, on loan for my perusal. Tomorrow I will go about it seeing and reading it! To read the text, I suggest a large magnifying glass, - such as one used for studying maps - with some more than adequa...

I Agree Book Is Fantastic

By: markieesq : November 14th, 2009-11:18

Amerix: I do agree with you about the book. I ordered it the day I discovered it and am enjoying it. I think it is a case of "art" pushing the limits of practicality too far away. My point was that I was looking forward to savoring the book and enjoying t...

I received this book yesterday,

By: SteveG : November 11th, 2009-10:14

for me the stories these men tell of their journey into the watchmaking stratosphere are a pure delight, many of which will or have already entered horologic history. The presentation is none too shabby, very much to high-coffee-table standards, a visual ...