Wristwatches
Subtitle: A Connoisseur's Guide
Edition: Revised edition edition
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: September 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781552977224
Subjects: General; Jewelry; Antiques & Collectibles / Jewelry; Antiques / Collectibles
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.