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A watch may be a practical device for the sole purpose of telling the time as accurately as possible, a complicated machine, a wearable design object, or a status symbol. This work introduces the fifty major brands and provides information on buying, collecting, maintaining and wearing watches.

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The story of mankind's struggle to measure time - and the stunning timepieces that have changed the way we do so.

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The National Trust owns and cares for the most important, varied and valuable collection of antiques in Britain. From Rubens paintings to Paul McCartney's bedroom paraphenalia, its enormous range is unequalled and many of these antiques are still housed in the properties for which they were designed or bought.

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Geneva-based Vacheron Constantin has maintained its reputation for producing exceptional timepieces, from its first watch circa 1760 to its extraordinary mechanical watches of today. Including photographs, this book traces the rich history of the manufacture and includes an informative catalog of timepieces and a guide to the watchmaker's art.

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A large format, highly illustrated book published in collaboration with Vacheron Constantin to mark the house's 270th anniversary.

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The British Museum watch collection is unsurpassed anywhere in the world, and this brilliant book tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years.

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Replete with specially commissioned artwork, this lively study assesses the effectiveness of the various weapons equipping the Civil War cavalryman and the decisions made concerning the armament of the US cavalry after 1865.

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A resource for watchmaking and jewelry fraternity. It offers information on tools for American manufacture, drawings and descriptions of all kinds of escapements, and helpful explanations of the words and phrases of the trade. It also includes diagrams of each escapement and complete direction for making staffs.

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An impressive collection of 109 African dolls from the second half of the twentieth century. The author describes in detail the ritual, spiritual and healing importance of every object.

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An insider's guide to buying, collecting, and selling art from an insider of Christie's

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An insider's guide to buying, collecting, and selling art from an insider of Christie's

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The unique wire model collection of the Swiss collector Edmond Remondino documents an early phase of a craft that today enjoys international renown with collectors and researchers.

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Represents the first retrospective in print on the fascinating work of English jewellery artists David Watkins.

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This two-volume publication illustrates the evolutionary history of the pendulum clock from the early Age of Metternich and provides detailed explanations on their engineering. Text in German.

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Showcases the work of jewelry designer Dorothea Prhl

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This is the story in words and pictures of how a handful of volunteers began collecting and selling donated estate sale items, learning as they went, and eventually raising enough money for an endowment to help fund their town's METCO activities year in and year out. The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee shows that anyone can raise money - if they're just willing to do a little heavy lifting!

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With 160 works by artists from Northern Europe, this publication considers the significance, strategies and trends of Nordic art jewellery in the early twenty-first century.

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After more than eight years of intensive research this is the first and only encyclopaedia of glass marks from the 17th to the 20th century and its at last available

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"Photos, specifications, and updated prices; hundreds of collectible rifles, shotguns, and handguns; how to grade firearms; tips on buying and trading"--Cover.