Timepieces

His use of the strange word "timepieces" was convincing. ❋ Algernon Blackwood (1910)

K E Y 215 2 9 - 3 9 the "timepieces" of the Great and the life meridians in the great - ❋ Czaragon (2009)

"His timepieces are a treasure and we want to share that history with everyone by donating the clock from Headwaters Shelburne site. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Swiss watches are too, although not if the Swiss have a say in the matter; Switzerland denounces many “Swiss made” timepieces as counterfeit. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

The new model from Panerai, an Italian watchmaker that has provided timepieces for the country's navy since 1867 and was known for its luminescent face that glowed in pitch black, pays homage to a rare version of the original Radiomir, which was launched in the mid-1930s; only two models have ever been found. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2011)

I bought an expensive book about Ottoman timepieces in the Topkapi Museum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Diode/Denis Hayoun Time travel may defy current technology, but timepieces have long reflected its cutting edge. ❋ Sean Carroll (2011)

Utilitarian timepieces and masculine pursuits have long gone hand in hand, and the newest crop of reissued statement watches continue the fashion. ❋ Michael Clerizo (2011)

Cox and Forshaw deploy a bewildering array of one-handed timepieces, winding them, shrinking them and adding them together in an attempt to capture the behavior of the underlying probability waves. ❋ Richard Lea (2011)

ZURICH—Demand for Swiss watches overcame the rising value of the Swiss franc to leap even higher in May, driven in part by customers in Europe's troubled periphery buying expensive gold timepieces. ❋ John Revill (2011)

In two days, the three auction houses sold timepieces for a total value of 38.9 million Swiss francs €31 million. ❋ Margaret Studer (2011)

He collected, researched and lectured about clocks and other timepieces. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It doesn't get more luxe than what's being offered by the Swiss watch company: At a celebrity-studded event in Beijing in December, the company unveiled its new "Dragon and Phoenix" limited-edition timepieces, the most expensive of which is the Altiplano Double Jeu, at $376,000. ❋ Jason Chow (2012)

Watches and timepieces are another relatively inconspicuous luxury. ❋ James B. Stewart (2010)

Some timepieces worked but were stilled by neglect. ❋ Dirk Eshleman (2010)

At least you know of another who owns one of the FS timepieces who has had no issues with theirs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More than 50 detainee reports refer to the Casio timepieces. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In a world where watches continue to grow in size and become more cunning in the way they display time, and the boundaries between jewelry and timepieces are increasingly blurred, one sector is beating on against the current: relaunched classics. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2011)