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Jun 2023
1h 10m

Rebecca Struthers on Watches, Watchmakin...

RUSS ROBERTS
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Called "a poem in clockwork," the self-winding Breguet watch made for Marie Antoinette was meant to be the most beautiful example of mechanical art in the world. Yet when she was imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, she wanted only a simple watch that would mark the passing of the hours until her meeting with the guillotine. Listen as Rebecca Struthers, the wat ... Show More
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