8432 - Tiffany & Co.
LORING JohnTiffany Timepieces. With the introduction of fine timepieces more than 150 years ago at its 271 Broadway store, Tiffany & Co. first brought the art of Swiss watchmaking to the attention of a broad American public. During the 1860s and 1870s, Tiffany Timers, made at Tiffany's Geneva manufacturing shops- along with the superb watches it imported as the exclusive Armerican representative of Patek Philippe- were the preferred timepieces of a dauntigly impressive roster of Tiffany clients. No other purveyor of fine timepieces at the time could boast of such a prestigious client list, which included United States presidents; military, political, and business notables; social icons; actors; authors; inventors; sportsmen; and the list goes on. No other American jeweler has played such a central role in his history of timepieces in America, and no area of luxury goods developed by Tiffany's has a more fascinating history. 343 illustrations, including 333 in full color. Presented in a very nice cardbox.
304 Seiten
Verlag : 2004
Sprache : englisch
