OUR NOTES: Phone calls are welcomed with any questions you may have regarding this particular item. This is an over-size collectors edition BOOK (not a watch), designed to be used as a center of attention display piece. The Cartier name is synonymous with wealth, achievement & the never ending pursuit of excellence & perfection. The Cartier history and workmanship is reflected within these folio pages. The manner in which the publisher has brought this legacy to life brings high honor to its namesake. Some of the recommended settings for display might include: - A client hospitality (waiting) room for an attorney, securities analyst or other professional who wishes to create a certain ambiance for your select clientele.
- A library table or coffee table centerpiece in the home.
- A display piece for a luxury boutique jewelry retailer.
- Displayed in the office or library of a CEO or other corporate officer.
- Displayed in a museum setting.
- Other uses as suggested by your decorator?
This is a NEW (never browsed, never handled) boxed edition which we obtained directly from the publisher. This is the only copy we have on hand and yes, we are happy to ship it immediately. The book contents are arranged as follows: - Earliest Times: 1853-1900
- Classic Timepieces: 1900-1910
- Court of the Czars
- Art of Enameling
- Cabochons
- The Tonneau Watch
- A Time of Wonders: 1910-1925
- Square Shapes
- The Santos Watch
- Precious Times
- The Panther Motif
- Rock Crystal: Transparence & Light
- The First Mystery Clocks
- Enchanting Clocks
- The Tank Watch
- Golden Hours
- Open to the World
- Mysterious Variations
- Imaginative Times: 1922-31
- From China & Japan
- A Mysterious Fan Clock
- Explorations
- Egyptomania
- Modern Times
- Complications
- Classic Variations
- Modernity, Mobility & Linear Purity
- Magnetic Clocks
- Baguettes & Miniatures
- Paris New York
- The Basculante
- Eight-day Movements
- Prism Clocks
- A Time of Changes: 1936-72
- Good as Gold -1
- Keeping Imagination Alive
- 1940s Classics
- A Renaissance of Fine Jewelry
- Good as Gold 2
- New Mysteries
- Watchmakers for Cartier
- The Emergence of the Classic Curved Oval Watch
- Swinging London
- Global Times: 1973-97
- Chronology of Works in the Cartier Collection
- The House of Cartier
- Chronology of Significant Events
- Index
- Bibliography
--- John Kincaid, Collector Bookstore PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: Timepieces are the perfect distillation of Cartier's craft: At once bona fide jewels, the ultimate expression of style, and miracles of detail and precision, they are at the heart of all that the legendary house represents. Equal in beauty, value and design to Cartier's jewels, each timepiece is an object of unparalleled luxury and elegance, emblematic of the "Cartier style." Over 450 pieces, including the complete collection of "mystery clocks" whose hands seem to float in mid-air, are presented here, representing over 150 years of the finest horology. Each object is accompanied by its individual history and detailed technical specifications. Full-scale reproductions, including twelve gatefolds, are followed by an illustrated and comparative chronology, glossary of terms, and complete index.
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