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Affordable Watches
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Author : WatchTime.com
language : en
Publisher: YOUPublish
Release Date : 2015-05-27
Affordable Watches written by WatchTime.com and has been published by YOUPublish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-27 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Are you looking for affordable luxury watches? Look no further, this WatchTime Superguide has everything you need. Discover the latest affordable watches from the world's top watch brands, see great photos and learn more about each watch's features. There is no reason why you should not be able to find the perfect accessible watch for you that offers true luxury and prestige at reasonable prices.
Florentine Ariosto Jones A Yankee In Switzerland And The Early Globalization Of The American System Of Watchmaking
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Author : Frank Jacob
language : en
Publisher: Vernon Press
Release Date : 2021-09-07
Florentine Ariosto Jones A Yankee In Switzerland And The Early Globalization Of The American System Of Watchmaking written by Frank Jacob and has been published by Vernon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with Business & Economics categories.
This book recounts the story of Florentine Ariosto Jones, who after the Civil War decided to manufacture watches. Combining the cheap labor available at the time in Switzerland with US manufacturing technologies, Jones embarked on his venture to produce affordable watches for the American market. Consequently, he became a pioneer in the business of outsourcing labor for economic purposes through his contracting of labor to Europe. While the company still exists today, very little is known about Jones. The present book will undoubtedly change this by telling the fascinating story of an American adventurer and his pursuit to globalize American watchmaking at the end of the 19th Century.
The Watchmaker S Art
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Author : Steve Huyton
language : en
Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
Release Date : 2019-04-24
The Watchmaker S Art written by Steve Huyton and has been published by Antique Collector's Club this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-24 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
With a foreword from Jean-Marie Schaller, founder and creative director of Louis Moinet, this book introduces some of the most elegant watches the horological world has to offer, including several one-of-a-kind pieces that have never before appeared in print. Many of these ateliers handcraft both the watches and their complicated mechanical movements in-house. The level of expertise and craftsmanship involved is truly dazzling. Featuring such stunning timepieces as the 15.48 Driver Watch, the Andreas Strehler Time Shadow and the Antoine Preziuso Chronometer, Tourbillon of Tourbillons, this expertly curated collection of watch profiles will catch the eye of any true enthusiast. Steve Huyton looks beyond the price tag, featuring affordable options of particular artistic merit as well as pieces from the luxury end of the scale. Discover the hidden gems of the watchmaking business - 60 independent artisans counted among the finest makers in the world. AUTHOR: Steve Huyton specialises in reviewing everything from gourmet honey to architecture on his blog, 'Total Design Reviews'. Watches are a passion; Huyton developed his own label, Paolo Mathai Horology, which crafts unique timepieces in close collaboration with clients and architects. Huyton created two bespoke timepieces especially for this book, 'Hemisphere' and 'Pure Carbon'. SELLING POINTS: * Collects 60 high-quality watches from independent makers, many of which are one-of-a-kind and have never before appeared in print * With a focus on design over price, these watches range from the affordable to the luxurious * Text by Steve Huyton, design blogger and founder of the Paolo Mathai Horology label 180 colour illustrations
Drive Time Deluxe Edition
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Author : Aaron Sigmond
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2022-03-29
Drive Time Deluxe Edition written by Aaron Sigmond and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-29 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
A thoroughly updated and deluxe edition of the first monograph of its kind to explore 120 years of automotive-inspired timepieces. Drive Time, Sea Time, and Air Time comprise the first horological lifestyle trilogy to survey high-performing timepieces through the lenses of the cars, ships, and planes that inspired them. With curated new watches to reflect ever-more sophisticated time-pieces and horological expertise, this deluxe third edition of Drive Time is a modern, distinctive update to the series. Housed in a handsome slipcase, Drive Time Deluxe Edition focuses on the iconic racing chronographs of the mid-twentieth century, such as the Rolex Daytona, Omega Speedmaster, and TAG Heuer Carrera and Monaco, through current timepieces from Chopard Mille Miglia, Breitling by Bentley, Porsche Design, and IWC Mercedes-Benz AMG collections. In celebrating two great twentieth-century inventions—the mass-produced automobile and the wristwatch—Drive Time is perfect for lovers of timepieces, cars, and deluxe style.
Manufacturing Time
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Author : Amy Glasmeier
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2000-08-10
Manufacturing Time written by Amy Glasmeier and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Since the large-scale manufacture of personal timepieces began, industry leadership has shifted among widely disparate locations, production systems, and cultures. This book recounts the story of the quest for supremacy in the manufacture of watches--from the cottage industries of Britain; to the preeminence of Switzerland and, later, the United States; to the high-tech plants of Japan and the sweatshops of Hong Kong. Glasmeier examines both the strategies adopted by specific firms and the interplay of such varying influences as technological change, cyclical economic downturns, war, and national trade policies. In so doing, she delineates a cohesive framework within which to address such broader questions as how sustained regional economic development takes place (or starts and then stops); how decisions made by corporations are structured by internal and external forces; and the ways industrial cultures with different strategic learning capabilities facilitate or thwart the pursuit of technological change.
In Hock
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Author : Wendy A. Woloson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-12-16
In Hock written by Wendy A. Woloson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-16 with History categories.
The definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation’s founding through the Great Depression, In Hock demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. The class of working poor created by this economic tide could make ends meet only, Wendy Woloson argues, by regularly pawning household objects to supplement inadequate wages. Nonetheless, businessmen, reformers, and cultural critics claimed that pawnshops promoted vice, and employed anti-Semitic stereotypes to cast their proprietors as greedy and cold-hearted. Using personal correspondence, business records, and other rich archival sources to uncover the truth behind the rhetoric, Woloson brings to life a diverse cast of characters and shows that pawnbrokers were in fact shrewd businessmen, often from humble origins, who possessed sophisticated knowledge of a wide range of goods in various resale markets. A much-needed new look at a misunderstood institution, In Hock is both a first-rate academic study of a largely ignored facet of the capitalist economy and a resonant portrait of the economic struggles of generations of Americans.
Retro Watches
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Author : Josh Sims
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2020-06-23
Retro Watches written by Josh Sims and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-23 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
A popular collector’s guide to discovering the world of unusual, rare, and dazzlingly retro watches. What you wear on your wrist can be more than merely functional. Eschewing the common categories of the “classics,” the ostentatiously high-priced, and the “blingy,” this book brings together individualist pieces that few have seen and even fewer own. Retro Watches is a collector’s guide for those who want to make a statement with the watch they wear, but who are looking for something a little different. It collects the most intriguing, visually striking, and out-there watch designs from little-known but influential watch brands, along with overlooked but brilliant pieces from the major players. Over one hundred watch models are featured, specially photographed for the book and accompanied by accessible, informative texts discussing the watch’s design, history, and intriguing features, as well as info panels detailing rarity, value, and other key attributes. Additional breakout spreads dive into the cultural and fashion history of watch design and the many innovations of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. Beautifully presented, Retro Watches is the volume for the watch wearer who wants to stand out from the crowd.
Seiko Watches
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Author : Vince M. LEWIS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-09-20
Seiko Watches written by Vince M. LEWIS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-20 with categories.
Seiko Watches Four of The Best, looks at four trendy watches that Seiko produce. These watches are affordable and collectable and suit any wrist on any occasion. There is historic information about Seiko along with the author's expertise and experience in owning Seiko watches for over 30 years. There are many insights into these watches and what exactly is so cool about them. If you're a watch aficionado and have a library of horological books then this edition would make a good addition to your bookshelf.
Collecting Vintage Watches
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Author : Thomas M. Meine
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2021-04-30
Collecting Vintage Watches written by Thomas M. Meine and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The authors of this book are neither watchmakers nor specific watch specialists, just dedicated watch collectors. A book for the friends of watches and a guide for the collector or the possible collector-to-be, giving some advice and guidelines, certainly also expressing very subjective opinions. Specific subjects of interest from the multi-facetted mosaic of time, watches and watchmaking as a whole: collecting watches, watches and time, the quartz crisis, the revival of mechanic watches, clocking of watches and the corresponding amplitudes from the pendulum to the atomic clock, adjustment and regulation of a watch, time as a standard unit, changing of the time itself, technical features, magnetism and watches, radium contamination, watch dials, hallmarks, the 'gold rush', things to watch out for when collecting watches and more. Mechanical watches hand wind, mechanical watches automatic, electric watches, electronic watches, quartz controlled electric watches, tuning fork watches, quartz controlled tuning fork watches, quartz watches, watches - radio controlled by an atomic clock. Also including antique- and vintage pocket watches. Over 300 pictures (black and white) of original watches, tools, equipment and others.
The Rise And Decline Of England S Watchmaking Industry 1550 1930
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Author : Alun C. Davies
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-04-11
The Rise And Decline Of England S Watchmaking Industry 1550 1930 written by Alun C. Davies and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-11 with History categories.
This survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry. Clerkenwell in London was supplied with 'rough movements' from Prescot, 200 miles away in Lancashire. Smaller watchmaking hubs later emerged in Coventry, Liverpool, and Birmingham. The English industry led European watchmaking in the late eighteenth century in output, and its lucrative export markets extended to the Ottoman Empire and China. It also made marine chronometers, the most complex of hand-crafted pre-industrial mechanisms, crucially important to the later hegemony of Britain’s navy and merchant marine. Although Britain was the 'workshop of the world', its watchmaking industry declined. Why? First, because cheap Swiss watches were smuggled into British markets. Later, in the era of Free Trade, they were joined by machine-made watches from factories in America, enabled by the successful application to watch production of the 'American system' in Waltham, Massachusetts after 1858. The Swiss watch industry adapted itself appropriately, expanded, and reasserted its lead in the world’s markets. English watchmaking did not: its trajectory foreshadowed and was later followed by other once-prominent British industries. Clerkenwell retained its pre-industrial production methods. Other modernization attempts in Britain had limited success or failed.