{"product_id":"the-business-of-time-pierre-yves-donz-9781526176257","title":"The Business of Time: A Global History of the Watch Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe business of time presents a comprehensive history of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Watch production in the twenty-first century is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland, Japan and China. The industry is dominated by a dozen or so large companies, including the Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH, Seiko and Fossil. But a hundred years ago the picture was dramatically different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of a century, Great Britain, France, the United States and Russia saw the manufacture of watches disappear from their territory. At the same time, Hong Kong went from being a subcontractor of watch components to an intermediary between Chinese factories and the world market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revealing the conditions that drove the spread of watch production around the globe, The business of time explains how multinationals emerged to dominate the industry and highlights how Swiss companies were able to establish themselves as the undisputed leader in luxury watches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre-Yves Donzé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526176254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526176257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Pierre-Yves Donzé","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45481815245055,"sku":"9781526176257","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5787b3a2-0097-4662-be36-82fad32e0792.jpg?v=1715987767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-business-of-time-pierre-yves-donz-9781526176257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}