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Struthers, Rebecca.
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Clock and watch making -- History.
Clocks and watches -- History.
Time -- Social aspects.
Horology.
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Struthers, Rebecca.
Clock and watch making -- History.
Clocks and watches -- History.
Time -- Social aspects.
Horology.
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Hands
of
time
: a
watchmaker
's
history
/ Rebecca Struthers ; with ill. by Craig Struthers ; and photographs by Andy Pilsbury.
by
Struthers, Rebecca.
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
Call #:
681.114 S927h
Subjects
Clock and watch making --
History
.
Clocks and watches --
History
.
Time
-- Social aspects.
Horology.
ISBN:
9780063048706 (hc)
Edition:
1st U.
S
. ed.
Description:
xvii, 260 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"How humanity'
s
most profound technical achievement tells the story of
time
itself."--Cover.
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Hodder & Stoughton, an imprint of Hachette UK."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index.
Summary:
"An award-winning
watchmaker
-- one of the few practicing the art in the world today -- chronicles the invention of
time
through the centuries-long story of one of mankind’s most profound technological achievements: the watch. Timepieces have long accompanied us on our travels, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the arctic to the sands of the deserts, outer space to the surface of the moon. The watch has sculpted the social and economic development of modern society; it is an object that, when disassembled, can give us new insights both into the motivations of inventors and craftsmen of the past, and, into the lives of the people who treasured them.
Hands
of
Time
is a journey through watchmaking
history
, from the earliest attempts at time-keeping, to the breakthrough in engineering that gave us the first watch, to today -- where the timepieces hold cultural and historical significance beyond what its first creators could have imagined. Acclaimed
watchmaker
Rebecca Struthers uses the most important watches throughout
history
to explore their attendant paradigm shifts in how we think about
time
, indeed how we think about our own humanity. From an up-close look at the birth of the fakes and forgeries industry which marked the watch as a valuable commodity, to the watches that helped us navigate trade expeditions, she reveals how these instruments have shaped how we build and then consequently make our way through the world. A fusion of art and science,
history
and social commentary, this fascinating work, told in Struthers’s lively voice and illustrated with custom line drawings by her husband and fellow
watchmaker
Craig, is filled with her personal observations as an expert watchmaker—one of the few remaining at work in the world today. Horology is a vast subject -- the “study of
time
.” This compelling
history
offers a fresh take, exploring not only these watches within their
time
, but the role they played in human development and the impact they had on the people who treasured them."--Publisher.
Other authors:
Struthers, Craig.
Pilsbury, Andy.
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