Bibliograph

A grand complication, the race to build the world's most legendary watch, Stacy Perman

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A grand complication, the race to build the world's most legendary watch, Stacy Perman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-330) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A grand complication

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

800031224

Responsibility statement

Stacy Perman

Sub title

the race to build the world's most legendary watch

Summary

"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Lot 7 -- The first tick -- A shining light -- Esse Quam Videri -- Mr. Packard's horseless carriage -- Ask the man who owns one -- Eagle Island -- The collector -- Acceleration -- Vallee de joux -- A gentleman's war -- Time stop -- The final windup -- Game over -- Across the sea -- The James W. Packard Collection of Unusual and Complicated Watches -- A supercomplication -- Age of quartz -- Collecting time -- Back in time -- The comeback -- The final gavel

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