Jewels of Time: The World of Women's Watches - Hardcover

Roberta Naas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 098308310X ISBN 13: 9780983083108

Publisher: The Curated Collection, 2013

Synopsis

A testament to the power of the time-keeping accessory created especially for women, this elegant 304 page illustrated book reveals just how these pieces were made and why they are so valuable, both literally and figuratively. This illustrated art book focuses on the most beautiful time-keeping machines made for women and how art, architecture and fashion have inspired their designs. It uniquely captures the parallel growth of women's roles and wristwatches throughout the 20th century. Taken to extreme heights of technological advancement, bejewelled with rare and precious stones and crafted to perfection, the examples of haute horlogerie presented express an unparalleled strength in luxury and how women's wristwatches symbolise power and progress by attesting to the exciting idea of female liberation. Captivating photographs, fascinating sketches and archival imagery allow an in-depth look at the rarefied industry that dedicates itself to crafting women's fine timepieces throughout the last century. In exclusive interviews with watch executives, designers and artisans, many of them women themselves, one begins to understand how the complexity of a women's nature is celebrated and understood in their creations.

About this title

About the Author:

For the past nearly 25 years, Roberta Naas has written extensively about jewellery and watches for a variety of different consumer publications, Internet websites and corporations. Her veteran insight is unparalleled as her experience has gained her access into some of the most confidential areas of the luxury watch and jewellery industries. Just recently, Naas was also honoured by the Jewellery Information Center with the Gem Award for Excellence in Watch & Jewellery Writing. She has authored several books on the topic such as Great Timepieces of the World, Master Wristwatches, Master of the Millennium, Grand Complications, as well as editor and writer of the 500+ Annual Watches International catalogue for the past seven years. She has managed to interview some of the biggest names in the watch industry, and write for approximately a dozen consumer and watch - and jewellery - specific magazines, bringing readers a totally new understanding of this rarefied industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Curated Collection
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 098308310X
• ISBN 13: 9780983083108
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Roberta Naas