I think the last hardcover watch catalogue I picked up from an AD was a VC one in 2019. Like you, I so enjoy the simple pleasure of perusing such catalogues.

Jan 13, 2022,22:56 PM
 

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Most likely the last one from IWC

 
 By: Thomas_3 : January 13th, 2022-19:49
Regarding my previous posts lamenting the watch catalog situation this may be the last hard cover from IWC.I was told when and if there is another one it will be smaller and magazine style. I have this one, a similar but older one from JLC that is very ni...  

I myself prefer the hard cover catalog

 
 By: Jari from Finland : January 13th, 2022-20:39
over the online catalogs. I am accustomed to them because I already used to read them at the time when the web connections were rather slow.

Where are they? Too bad...

 
 By: amanico : January 13th, 2022-20:49

Now they focus on Instagram pictures

 
 By: TeutonicCarFan : January 13th, 2022-23:14

Not just watches.

 
 By: penang1974 : January 14th, 2022-00:04
For cars too, they encourage you to browse on line rather than ask for brochures or catalogs

Online just lacks the "feel" of looking at a catalog,

 
 By: Thomas_3 : January 14th, 2022-01:57
be it a watch, car, gun, leather goods or whatever catalog you like to look at.

I was lucky enought to get a De Bethune hardcover catalog this year

 
 By: SayNo2Babies : January 14th, 2022-23:01
I may start collecting older catalogs from eBay one day. It's one of the best ways to stumble onto forgotten references

It is a shame as I too adore the physical copy of any catalogue of a brand I like.

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : January 15th, 2022-16:55
Unfortunately I used to have quite a lot of the JLC old catalgoues a decade ago which were eventually thrown (the earliest being back in 1998!). It is the same with physical books. Kindle (and its variants) are great, as well as audible, but nothing can r...