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
01 August 2024

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

Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture

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. But 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 went from being 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.

By: Pierre-Yves Donzé (Professor of Business History)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 351g
ISBN: 9781526176257
ISBN 10: 1526176254
Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for The Business of Time: A Global History of the Watch Industry

'An excellent concise history of the global watch industry... The book is full of interesting stories about technological innovation and progress and how they are communicated globally.' Jan-Otmar Hesse, Business History 'Offers a unique insight into how the industry evolved, looking at the transition of dominance between countries.' The Naked Watchmaker 'A beautifully constructed, tightly focused, single-industry case study that has important implications for various questions in business history.' WatchCrunch -- .