Wristwatches
Subtitle: A Connoisseur's Guide
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: September 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781552090831
Subjects: Clocks & Watches; Antiques & Collectibles; Antiques / Collectibles; Antiques/Collectibles; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Antiques & Collectibles / Clocks & Watches; Jewelry
First sentence: The only basis for measuring time in ancient days was the rotation of the earth, and the apparent path of the sun from east to west across the sky was used by the first astronomers to divide the days and nights into regular units.