The Mastery of Time: A History of Timekeeping, from the Sundial to the Wristwatch: Discoveries, Inventions, and Advances in Master Watchmaking

Author:   Dominique Fléchon ,  Franco Cologni
Publisher:   Editions Flammarion
ISBN:  

9782080200808


Pages:   456
Publication Date:   10 October 2011
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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Author:   Dominique Fléchon ,  Franco Cologni
Publisher:   Editions Flammarion
Imprint:   Flammarion
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 27.30cm
Weight:   2.530kg
ISBN:  

9782080200808


ISBN 10:   2080200801
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   10 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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"""In a handsome, expensive new book from Flammarion, historian and watchmaking expert Dominique Flechon takes readers on an illustrated journey through the history of timepieces..."" ~Publishers Weekly ""...will delight anyone interested in understanding the origins of horology...But this book is also beautifully designed, well illustrated, and a pleasure to hold and to look at. It could justifiably be called a work of art..."" ~Watch Journal"


In a handsome, expensive new book from Flammarion, historian and watchmaking expert Dominique Flechon takes readers on an illustrated journey through the history of timepieces... Publishers Weekly . ..will delight anyone interested in understanding the origins of horology...But this book is also beautifully designed, well illustrated, and a pleasure to hold and to look at. It could justifiably be called a work of art... Watch Journal


In a handsome, expensive new book from Flammarion, historian and watchmaking expert Dominique Flechon takes readers on an illustrated journey through the history of timepieces... Publishers Weekly<br><br> . ..will delight anyone interested in understanding the origins of horology...But this book is also beautifully designed, well illustrated, and a pleasure to hold and to look at. It could justifiably be called a work of art... Watch Journal


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Dominique Fléchon is a historian and expert in fine watchmaking. Franco Cologni is chairman of the Cultural Council of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. He has contributed to Montblanc: Writing Time, The Cartier Collection: Jewelry, and The Cartier Collection: Timepieces.

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