HISTORY OF ITALIAN WATCHMAKING
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HISTORY OF ITALIAN WATCHMAKING – Bookshop Edition
This work rediscovers Italy’s role in the development of global watchmaking through its protagonists and their inventions. It highlights how, over centuries, a distinctly Italian DNA was forged, enabling the rebirth of Made in Italy high-end watchmaking in the 21st century.
The unprecedented photographs are accompanied by an impressive array of iconographic material, the result of the author’s research, supported by collaborations with leading collectors, museum institutions, historical archives, and production houses currently at the forefront of the Made in Italy resurgence in the sector.
Adding to this original treatment are two maps of Italy: one illustrates the diffusion of watchmaking art throughout the national territory from its origins until the end of the 19th century, indicating the birthplaces of various key figures in Italian watchmaking. The other suggests a tour of museums and locations worth visiting for those interested in or passionate about watchmaking and Italy’s heritage related to this art.
Description of the work
- Format 24 x 29,5 cm
- Pages 320
- Images 220
- Languages Italiano / Inglese
- ISBN 979-12-80717-57-3
INDEX
Preface
Part One
The First Artistic Mentions of Mechanical Watchmaking, starting with Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
Part Two
The Great Italian Watchmakers up to the beginning of the 20th Century
Part Three
The Italian Protagonists in the Development of Global Watchmaking in the 20th and 21st Centuries, and the Birth of High-End Made in Italy Watches
Maps
Author
Ugo Pancani
He was a lecturer at the Leonardo da Vinci State Institute of Higher Education in Florence from 1978 to 2012, holding the chair in Professional Techniques in Micromechanics and Mechanical and Electronic Watchmaking. He also coordinated and taught the professional training course on “Restoration and Repair of Vintage Clocks” organized by the same institute.
Since 1994, he has served as a lecturer and consultant for the Watchmaking sector for the Vendôme Group, collaborating on the acquisition of Officine Panerai, and for the Richemont Group in Italy. He is currently on the Panerai Heritage Committee, specializing in historical research and anti-counterfeiting efforts.
In 2004, he helped establish the Study Center for the Valorization and Restoration of Clocks and Scientific Instruments at the ISIS Leonardo da Vinci in Florence, acting as co-scientific director. He has carried out several major restorations, including the restoration of the Florence Cathedral Clock with Paolo Uccello’s dial in 2014.
Since 2015, he has been a Freelance FHH Certified Trainer for the Fondation Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, primarily involved in FHH training courses and certifications. In 2019, he became a Member of the G.P.H.G (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève) Academy. He has contributed to various industry magazines and actively promotes knowledge of High Watchmaking through conferences and cultural evenings in Italy and Switzerland.
Preface by:
Carlo Maria Ceppi
Born in Turin in 1960, he comes from a family with a long watchmaking tradition dating back to 1850, inheriting a strong passion for the sector from a young age. After starting in the family business, in 1984 he joined the current Italian subsidiary of the Richemont Group.
His career progressed with roles of increasing responsibility: in 1991, he managed the Italian market for Piaget, becoming Director of the Cartier Horlogerie division in 1994. In 2002, he became the Italian Director of IWC Schaffhausen, and in 2008, the Italian Mission Delegate for the FHH (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie), a position he held until 2013.
Since 1997, the year Richemont acquired Panerai, Ceppi has been fascinated by the Florentine brand. In 2013, he left IWC Schaffhausen to join Panerai, initially directing European markets and leading the transition to direct retail. Upon his subsequent return to Italy, he also took on commercial direction and responsibility for the Historical Archive, committing to “preserving the company’s technical and historiographical heritage.”
Unpublished Photographic Works
Unpublished photos in gigapixel for the exclusive Scripta Maneant campaign.
