The Business of Time

A Global History of the Watch Industry

Pierre-Yves Donzé (Professor of Business History)

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English

Manchester University Press
05 July 2022

History of fashion; Economic history; History of engineering & technology; Clocks, chronometers & watches (horology)

Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture

World watch production today is concentrated in three countries: Switzerland, Japan and China. Former centres such as Great Britain, France, the United States and Russia saw the industrial manufacture of watches disappear from their territory during the twentieth century.

How did this situation come about? The business of time aims to answer this question by presenting the first comprehensive history of the sector. It traces the evolution and transformation of the global watch industry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, highlighting the conditions that enabled watch production to expand across the globe and revealing how multinational companies gradually emerged to dominate the industry.

By: Pierre-Yves Donzé (Professor of Business History)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781526162571
ISBN 10: 1526162571
Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pierre-Yves Donzé is Professor of Business History at Osaka University -- .