A 40,000-year journey through the history of time from an extraordinary watchmaker and historian
*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*
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In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continen
