Time was created as an image of eternity. Assouline's Impossible Collection continues to grow with the addition of the second edition of The Impossible Collection Of Watches, the much-anticipated update to 2014 original. Authored by British historian and journalist Nicholas Foulkes, this glorious volume showcases 100 breakthrough timepieces developed since the advent of the twentieth century, weighing the virtues of rarity, costliness, innovative functions, historical importance, grand provenance, and pleasing design. Featuring illustrious names such as Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Richard Mille, Rolex, and Vacheron Constantin, these 100 timepieces include new additions like the 1925 Patek Philippe Ref. 97975, the earliest known perpetual calendar wristwatch, the 2014 Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planétarium and the 2022 Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather Musical Watch.
