Patek Philippe
$464.09
- Hardcover
544 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2016
Summary
The definitive history of the world-renowned watchmakers, Patek Philippe.
Founded in Geneva in 1839, and to this day a family-owned company, Patek Philippe makes what are widely regarded as the world’s finest mechanical watches. Among them, the most valuable watch ever made - the famous 1933 pocket watch known as the “Graves” supercomplication, which sold at auction in 2014 for US$23,934,00. A cult among collectors, Patek Philippe and its timepieces have been treasured by kings and pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848094628 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848094620 |
| Author: | Nicholas Foulkes |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Preface Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 3.84kg |
| Dimensions: | 313mm x 297mm x 42mm |
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Richly illustrated * The Jewellery Editor *
Sumptuous and thorough * QP *
Undoubtedly the publishing event of the (watch) year * Revolution *
About The Author
Nicholas Foulkes
Nicholas Foulkes is the author of around 20 books. His most recent include, ‘Bals- Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century’ and ‘Swans, Legends of the Jet Society’. His books have been published by Little, Brown & Company, Weidenfield and Nicolson, Assouline, Random House and Thomas Dunne Books in the USA. He contributes to a wide range of newspapers and magazines around the world. He is a columnist for Country Life; a contributing editor to The FT’s How To Spend It Magazine, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair; and luxury editor of British GQ. He launched and continues to edit Vanity Fair’s twice yearly watch magazine On Time. He launched and continues to edit Vanity Fair on Art. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Finch’s Quarterly Review. In 2007 he was named Havana Man of the Year by the Cuban government, having been nominated for this award on four previous occasions. In 2009 he was appointed to the board of the Norman Mailer Centre. He is a graduate of Hertford College Oxford and lives in London with his wife and two sons.
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