Timepieces: Masterpieces of Chronometry

By David Christianson

Over the centuries, clocks have slowly, methodically and inextricably come to regulate every aspect of our lives. Timepieces tells the history of clocks and how the pursuit of an ever better clock has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552976548
• ISBN13: 9781552976548
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

A resume about the mechanical clocks and watches development

This book is a resume of what is written on the brilliant book of David Landes, Revolution in Time. It has a huge amount of photos, and worths every peny paid. The book, as mentioned by the reader above, does not cover American Watches history in depth. Even tought, is a very good book.