The Business of Time - A Global History of the Watch Industry (Hardcover)

World watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland, Japan and China. Former centres such as Great Britain, France, the United States and Russia saw the industrial manufacture of watches disappear from their territory during the twentieth century. How did this situation come about? The business of time aims to answer this question by presenting the first comprehensive history of the sector. It traces the evolution and transformation of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, highlighting the conditions that enabled watch production to expand across the globe and revealing how multinational companies gradually emerged to dominate the industry. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Design and Material Culture
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Pierre-Yves Donze (Professor of Business History)
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6257-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Other manufacturing technologies > Precision instruments manufacture > Clocks & chronometers Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-5261-6257-1
Barcode:	9781526162571

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