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Grand Complications
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Author : Caroline Childers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Grand Complications written by Caroline Childers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Wrist watches categories.
Grand Complications Volume Viii
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Author : Tourbillon International
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2012-06-05
Grand Complications Volume Viii written by Tourbillon International and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Grand Complications, Volume VIII provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. This reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history through to their most recent developments. Multi-complications, minute repeaters and sonneries, tourbillons, equations of time, perpetual calendars, chronographs, jump hours and retrograde mechanisms, GMTs and multiple time zones are reviewed in great detail. With the latest creations by more than twenty-three elite watch manufacturers displayed and accompanied by technical descriptions, this book has earned respect among connoisseurs.
A Grand Complication
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Author : Stacy Perman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-19
A Grand Complication written by Stacy Perman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-19 with History categories.
Two wealthy and powerful men engage in a decades-long contest to create and possess the most remarkable watch in history. James Ward Packard of Warren, Ohio, was an entrepreneur and a talented engineer of infinite curiosity, a self-made man who earned millions from his inventions, including the design and manufacture of America’s first luxury car—the elegant and storied Packard. Henry Graves, Jr., was the very essence of blue-blooded refinement in the early 1900s: son of a Wall Street financier, a central figure in New York high society, and a connoisseur of beautiful things—especially fine watches. Then, as now, expensive watches were the ultimate sign of luxury and wealth, but in the early twentieth century the limitless ambition, wealth, and creativity of these two men pushed the boundaries of mathematics, astronomy, craftsmanship, technology, and physics to create ever more ingenious timepieces. In any watch, features beyond the display of hours, minutes, and seconds are known as “complications.” Packard and Graves spurred acclaimed Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe to create the Mona Lisa of timepieces—a fabled watch that incorporated twenty-four complications and took nearly eight years to design and build. For the period, it was the most complicated watch ever created. For years it disappeared, but then it surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1999, touching off a heated bidding war, shattering all known records when it fetched $11 million from an anonymous bidder. New York Times bestselling author Stacy Perman takes us from the clubby world of New York high society into the ateliers of the greatest Swiss watchmakers, and into the high-octane, often secretive subculture of modern-day watch collecting. With meticulous research, vivid historical details, and a wealth of dynamic personalities, A Grand Complication is the fascinating story of the thrilling duel between two of the most intriguing men of the early twentieth century. Above all, it is a sweeping chronicle of innovation, the desire for beauty, and the lengths people will go to possess it.
Grand Complications Vol Xii
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Author : Tourbillon International
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2016-05-31
Grand Complications Vol Xii written by Tourbillon International and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-31 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
This catalogue features the highest-quality complicated timepieces from the world’s most luxurious watchmakers. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history to their most recent developments.
Grand Complications Volume X
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Author : Tourbillon International
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2014-06-03
Grand Complications Volume X written by Tourbillon International and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
This catalog features the highest-quality complicated timepieces from the world's most luxurious watchmakers. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history to their most recent developments.
Grand Complications
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language : en
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Grand Complications written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Wrist watches categories.
A Grand Complication
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Author : Stacy Perman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-19
A Grand Complication written by Stacy Perman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-19 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Grand Complications Xiii
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Author : Internat Tourbillon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-02
Grand Complications Xiii written by Internat Tourbillon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with categories.
This catalogue features the highest-quality complicated timepieces from the world's most luxurious watchmakers. Fine timepieces are the ultimate signifiers of luxury. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history to their most recent developments. This must-have guide is devoted to these marvels of artistry and mechanical sophistication and serves as an exceptional resource, setting the standards for collectors and retailers alike.
Grand Complications Vii
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Author : Tourbillon International
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2011-05-31
Grand Complications Vii written by Tourbillon International and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-31 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Grand Complications, Vol. VII provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history through to their most recent developments. Multi-complications, minute repeaters and sonneries, tourbillons, equations of time, perpetual calendars, chronographs, jump hours and retrograde mechanisms, GMTs and multiple time zones are reviewed in great detail. The latest creations by over 23 elite watch manufacturers are displayed and accompanied by technical descriptions, comprising more than 400 pages in this book that already has earned respect among connoisseurs.
Grand Complications
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2009-05-19
Grand Complications written by and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-19 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Grand Complications provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. This reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history through to their most recent developments