More than mere emblems of wealth and beauty, the jewels of the maharajas symbolized the power and vision of India's royal dynasties. This limited edition, presented in a leopard-print hinged slipcase box, includes a print on fine vellum paper.
| Presented in a luxe blue velvet hinged box. This lavish book relates the grandiose history of royal adornments, from the lost jewels of the last queen of Italy and the bloody odyssey of the Romanov crown to the story of the sapphire of the Countess of Paris.
| This is the story of TAG Heuer, the legendary watch brand, founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer, a visionary Swiss watchmaker with an unyielding passion for craftsmanship and accuracy.
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Written by horologist Fabienne Reybaud, this definitive guidebook is an update to the popular first edition. Includes glossary, pricing guide, and history.
| The young Gabrielle Chanel didn't wear a watch. Time didn't have the same meaning for her as is does for most people. However, she understood that the watch, a key object in the century of speed, should be solid, ordinary, and elegant.
| This lavish book spans the grandiose history of royal adornments, from the lost jewels of the last queen of Italy to the bloody odyssey of the Romanov crown.
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Pierre Jaquet Droz opened his studio in 1738 at La Chaux-de-Fonds and made history with his richly enameled musical watches and his android automata, which were popular in all the European courts.
| Born to a noodle-maker in a small town in Toba, Japan, Kokichi Mikimoto followed his vision and his passion to become one of the world's greatest inventors.
| Gabrielle Chanel invented a style synonymous with modernity and chic. This volume tells the story of Chanel's less-known foray into the world of silver and diamond jewelry, both classic and contemporary.
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This limited edition volume showcases the extraordinary timepieces of Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof. From ruby and diamond pavé scorpions to South Sea pearl-bearing serpents, Zadora's luxurious carved objets d'art have earned him an acclaimed position in the world of glyptic art.
| This sparkling history features an illustrated selection of the firm's prestigious jeweled wares - tiaras, bracelets, necklaces in distinctive styles- worn by famous owners.
| With over a century of unyielding devotion to the highest standards of haute jewelry, Van Cleef & Arpels deftly combines glamour with nature and sophistication with simplicity—just like the women who choose it.
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