{"product_id":"the-collector-s-ledger","title":"The Collector’s Ledger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA watch collection is a set of decisions. This is where you keep the record of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Collector’s Ledger holds fifty watches. Each one gets a two-page spread: the left page for what the watch is and how it came to you — reference, serial, dial and bezel, calibre, card date, who sold it, what you paid, what was in the box — and the right page for everything that happened afterward: service and repairs, notes, and if it comes to it, where it went.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the front, six short chapters on the things collectors wish they’d known earlier: what to record and why, the questions worth asking a seller, what “full set” actually means, how to read a listing, and when a watch needs a watchmaker. At the back, a departures log and an index of the collection at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo prices. No predictions. Nothing that goes out of date. Just the record your watches deserve, on paper, on a shelf, where it will still be in thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFifty two-page entries with structured fields and a checklist for box, papers, links and tags\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSix editorial chapters, written for collectors rather than beginners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollection index with page references, departures log, notes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e120 pages · 6 × 9 in · hardcover · cream paper · black ink\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTypeset in EB Garamond and IBM Plex Mono\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover, casewrap, matte · 6 × 9 in (15.2 × 22.9 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120, 60# cream uncoated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCapacity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 watches, two pages each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted and bound to order, shipped direct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWho it’s for\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyone with more than three watches and no system. The collector with a spreadsheet somewhere who can’t remember which laptop. The person who just inherited a box of watches and paperwork and wants to make sense of it. Anyone buying for one of those people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every copy is printed and bound when you order it, which is why there’s no warehouse and no copies going yellow in a box. Allow a few days to print, then transit. Brand-neutral — no manufacturer names or logos on the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reference Point","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54032238051512,"sku":"RP-LEDGER-01","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/8444\/6648\/files\/rp-cover.jpg?v=1788488879","url":"https:\/\/referencepointledger.com\/products\/the-collector-s-ledger","provider":"Reference Point","version":"1.0","type":"link"}