A grand complication : the race to build the world's most legendary watch / Stacy Perman.

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    • Publication Information:
      First Atria Books hardcover edition
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Content Notes:
      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.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-330) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781439190081 (hbk.)
      1439190089 (hbk.)
    • Accession Number:
      2012034555
    • Accession Number:
      800031224
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.538080