The Grand Complication

Critically acclaimed for his international bestseller, "A Case of Curiosities," Kurzweil presents "The Grand Complication"--a modern-day tale of literary intrigue, deviant passions, and delicious secrets.

"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--

Poetry. "Devin King's GRAND COMPLICATION is a dizzy fugue of forms--regular stanzas in radical variety. And the sources of its argument are just as varied--The Thebaid of Statius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, or Melrose Place. It's reminiscent of Zukofky's omnivorous, inventive formalism. King orchestrates actors and narratives into a weltering long poem: William leads stoners to his apartment, thinking Julia will follow, but instead, she leads Abbie into Luke's room and Mike follows, though Mike had flirted with Julia before she jumped in the pool while Amphiaraus was swallowed by the earth. I know. It's complicated."--John Tipton

Grand Complications, Volume VIII provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. This reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history through to their most recent developments. Multi-complications, minute repeaters and sonneries, tourbillons, equations of time, perpetual calendars, chronographs, jump hours and retrograde mechanisms, GMTs and multiple time zones are reviewed in great detail. With the latest creations by more than twenty-three elite watch manufacturers displayed and accompanied by technical descriptions, this book has earned respect among connoisseurs.

This catalog features the highest-quality complicated timepieces from the world's most luxurious watchmakers. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history to their most recent developments.

This catalogue features the highest-quality complicated timepieces from the world’s most luxurious watchmakers. Published by Tourbillon International, this reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history to their most recent developments.

"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--