The Impossible Collection of Watches

For Assouline's coffee-table book "The Impossible Collection of Watches," British historian and journalist Nicholas Foulkes selected 100 groundbreaking timepieces developed since the early twentieth century, weighing the virtues of rarity, preciousness, innovative features, historical importance, grand provenance and beautiful design.

The watch - a microcosm of hundreds of tiny parts working harmoniously together and bound in a case of precious metal - has the power to evoke emotion, spark the imagination and inspire the same passion as great art. Beautiful timepieces invite us to participate in a story, and the story these 100 specimens unfold is that of one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in human history.

These miniature machines reflect the incredible technological advances and social changes of the 20th and 21st centuries, from the invention of the airplane and the effects of two world wars to the advent of space exploration and the dawn of the digital age. Featuring illustrious names such as Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Richard Mille, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin, these 100 timepieces include new acquisitions such as the Patek Philippe Ref. 97975, the earliest known perpetual calendar wristwatch, the 2014 Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planétarium and the 2022 Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather Musical Watch. This handmade Ultimate Collection features hand-tipped graphics and is presented in a luxurious clamshell case.

Specifications
Title: The Impossible Collection of Watches
Author: Nicholas Foulkes
Publisher: Assouline
Size: 410 x 480 x 80 mm
Size: 168 pages
Weight: 8.3 Kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781649801869

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