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The business of time
A global history of the watch industry
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The Business of Time explores the evolution of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, offering a comprehensive history of the sector. Watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland for luxury products, Japan for mid-range, and China for mass-produced. The...
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This book follows the emergence and transformation of the watch industry throughout the world from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day. It sheds new light on the way the global economy became established.
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The Business of Time explores the evolution of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, offering a comprehensive history of the sector.
Watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland for luxury products, Japan for mid-range, and China for mass-produced. The industry is dominated by a dozen large companies, most of them organised on a global scale. However, a hundred years ago, the picture was quite different. Throughout the twentieth century, countries such as Great Britain, France, and the United States saw the industrial manufacture of watches disappear from their territory, while Hong Kong transitioned from a subcontractor to an intermediary between China and the world market.
Highlighting the conditions that enabled watch production to spread around the globe, The Business of Time explains how multinationals came to dominate the industry and how Swiss companies established themselves as the undisputed leader in luxury watches.
Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781526176257
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 July 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Illustration: 43 black & white illustrations, 20 graphs
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 351g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Pierre-Yves Donze is Professor of Business History at Osaka University.
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