Impressions on impressions, on impressions
This seems to be quite an interesting book, based on the few shots of it shown here. I would go for the watch related items, like the watch families, the factory, the technical explanations. Of course, when showing the watches themselves, certainly the newest models, the book will grow out of time eventually, but that is inevitable, and not a real problem to me.
I just cannot understand why stories of Mr. Coelho are included. What I read here doesn't strike me as special, what I read elsewhere, and the interviews with him I saw and read, did make my toes curl a bit. On the drawings I saw, I agree with Michael in a way: they are not Art with a big A, but why should they have to be? But what I saw here made it a bit difficult to connect to. Is the artist trying to depict an IWC lifestyle? Kind of fantasy about it? All these young model type of people shown, well, they are not us to me.
I like the preview based on the book not being read. It reminds me a bit of Schopenhauer who wrote in the introduction of his masterwork what people could do with it, after buying it and finding it difficult. First, you could fill a gap in your library with it, looking beautiful there. Second, you could try to impress a lady friend by putting it on a tee (coffee) table. And third, and Schopenhauer really advised to this, was to write a review on it.
I am looking forward to the book.
Kind regards,
Paul, wearing steel VC Portuguese
