Gisbert L. Brunner

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Gisbert Ludwig Brunner (* 1947 in Munich ) is a German watch expert, freelance journalist and author on wristwatches and watch brands.

biography

Growing up in Munich, Brunner first studied law and graduated with the second state examination. He then began a career as a senior administrative employee in the Bavarian Ministry of Culture. In the 1960s, Brunner began collecting high-quality pocket and wristwatches at the same time. This went hand in hand with the content-related preoccupation with the history of clocks and the development and construction of wristwatches. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, the collection grew to over 800 watches. Brunner sold parts of this collection in the course of sales or auctions.

In the early 1980s he began working as an author of specialist articles. This intensive writing activity led to a large number of watch articles and watch books. The digital watch platform Uhrenkosmos was founded in 2018. Gisbert L. Brunner is a co-partner here. The author is also active as a juror in various juries and specialist groups, including the Red Dot Award,

Publications (selection)

  • Wristwatches of the manufacturing and trade mark "Andreas Huber" Munich. In: Old clocks. Issue 1, 1982, pp. 43-50.
  • Mechanical wrist chronometer from the Junghans factory in Schramberg. In: Old clocks. No. 4, 1982, pp. 312-320.
  • The "Lindbergh" hour angle wristwatch from Longines. In: Old clocks. No. 2, 1983, pp. 128-131.
  • Wristwatches with a perpetual calendar. In: Old clocks. No. 4, 1985, pp. 41-61.
  • Wristwatches with a repeater mechanism. In: Old clocks. No. 2, 1986, pp. 65-79, and No. 3, 1986, pp. 50-58.
  • Audemars Piguet - Manufacture d'Horlogerie. In: Old clocks. No. 4, 1986, pp. 9-40.
  • Breitling - history of a watch brand. In: Old clocks. Volume 3, 1987, p. 7 f.
  • The Driva repeater. In: Old clocks. Volume 3, 1987, p. 68 f.
  • Blancpain - watchmaking with 250 years of tradition. In: Old clocks. No. 1, 1988, pp. 9-28.
  • The Golden Age of the Wristwatches. In: Éclat international. Issue 17, (Paris) 1988, pp. 106-109.
  • Watches with a soul. In: Lui. No. 12, 1988, pp. 48-51.
  • Golden times for timepieces on the wrist. In: clocks. No. 5, 1989, pp. 45-54.
  • On the history of the chronograph. In: The most beautiful watches. 1990, pp. 58-63.
  • From the first chronometer on the wrist to a coveted collector's item. Munich 1990 and 1998, ISBN 3-453-14773-1 .
  • World clocks. In: The man. Magazine. No. 2, 1991, pp. 76-78.
  • The absolute watch - the triumph of mechanics. In: New Mag. No. 4, 1991, pp. 74-82.
  • Eterna - 135 years of precision watchmaking. In: Old clocks. No. 5, 1991, pp. 33-48, and No. 6, 1991, pp. 9-24.
  • Les montres Hermés. In: watches, jewels, jewelry. No. 4, 1991, pp. 22-26.
  • The mechanical clockwork - a wonderful microcosm. In: The most beautiful watches. 1991, pp. 96-105.
  • Classic watch revue. Presentation of old, classic wristwatches in Chronos magazine, 8 watches per issue since September 1992 (approx. 200 wristwatches until 1996).
  • Corum - the passion for design. La Chaux-de-Fonds 1993.
  • The perpetual calendar - homage to time. (Brochure for Audemars Piguet) Geneva / Bad Soden 1994.
  • Wristwatches - From the first chronometer on the wrist to a coveted collector's item. 5th edition. Munich 1994.
  • The long road to electronic precision. In: Watches - Jewels - Jewelry. Heft 2, 1995, pp. 95-104, and Heft 3, 1995, pp. 71-78.
  • Thoughts at the time. Hamburg 1997.
  • Watchmaking masterpieces. Wempe, Hamburg 2000–2017.
  • Gyrotourbillon 1. Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier 2005, ISBN 2-9700478-2-9 .
  • Reverso Grande Complication à Tryptique. Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier 2007.
  • Time for China. 2008.
  • Time for India. 2008.
  • Time for Mexico. 2009.
  • Chronos Special Hublot. Ebner Verlag, Ulm 2012.
  • Chronos Special Montblanc. Ebner Verlag, Ulm 2013.
  • Chronos Special Montblanc. Ebner Verlag, Ulm 2013.
  • The Watch Book. teNeues, 2016, ISBN 978-3-8327-9858-1 .
  • The Watch Book Rolex. teNeues, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8327-6918-5 .

As a co-author

  • with H. Kahlert and R. Mühe: wrist watches. Callwey, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-7667-0741-8 .
  • with H. Sinn: observation wristwatches - a comparison. In: Old clocks. Volume 3, 1983, pp. 243-246.
  • with Gerald Viola: Time in Gold. Munich 1988, ISBN 3-924767-30-0 .
  • with Christian Pfeiffer-Belli: Swiss wristwatches. Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7667-0982-8 .
  • with Christian Pfeiffer-Belli and Martin K. Wehrli: Audemars Piguet. Munich 1992, ISBN 3-7667-1045-1 .
  • with Christian Pfeiffer-Belli: Wristwatches - from the forerunners to the Swatch. Battenberg Antiques Catalog. 2nd Edition. Augsburg 1994, ISBN 3-89441-157-0 .
  • with C. Pfeiffer-Belli: Classic wristwatches from A to Z. Ebner Verlag, Ulm 1996, ISBN 3-87188-250-X .
  • with C. Pfeiffer-Belli: wristwatches. Könemann-Verlag, 1996.
  • with M. Sich: The mastery of time. Heuer & TAGHeuer. Ed. Assouline, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-908228-83-1 .
  • with C. Pfeiffer-Belli: Eterna - watchmaking pioneers. Ebner Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-03300984-0 .
  • with Franco Cologni and R. Meis: Montblanc - Writing Time. Flammarion, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-08-030158-1 .
  • with C. Pfeiffer-Belli: The Watch Book. teNeues 2015.
  • with Peter Stas, Aletta Stas and A. Linz: Live your Passion - Building A Watch Manufacture. Ebner Verlag, Ulm 2013, ISBN 978-2-8399-1199-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Brunner, Gisbert L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brunner, Gisbert Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German watch expert, journalist and author on watches and watch brands
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich