The Grand Palais in Paris was an awe-inspiring cathedral of glass, iron, and light. Beneath its colossal soaring glass barrel vaults, the international horological summit of Europe had gathered for the most prestigious exhibition of mechanical arts in modern history. Over three thousand invited guests—crowned heads of Europe, Swiss master watchmakers from Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin, international collectors, and museum curators—circulated through the grand pavilion. In the…
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