Nicholas Foulkes

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Nicholas Foulkes is an English historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods.[1][2] Robb Report included his book, The Impossible Collection of Watches, in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, Swans —Legends of the Jet Society, was optioned for production as a TV series.[3][4]

Education[]

Mr. Foulkes attended Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford at the University of Oxford, where he matriculated in 1983.[5]

Honours[]

In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (Habano Hombre del Año) in the Communications category.[6][7]

In 2021, Foulkes was named President of the Jury for the 2021 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, intended to highlight and annually reward the excellence of the watchmaking art.[8]

Bibliography[]

  • Scandalous Society: Passion and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century (2004)
  • Dancing into Battle: A social history of the battle of Waterloo (2007)
  • High Society: The History of America’s Upper Class (2008)
  • Gentlemen and Blackguards: Gambling mania and the plot to steal the derby of 1844 (2011)
  • Swans: Legends of the Jet Society (2013)
  • The Impossible Collection of Watches (2014)[9]
  • Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist (2016)
  • Patek Philipe: The Authorized Biography (2016)[10]
  • Cigars: A Guide (2017)
  • Automata : A Brief History of the Automata from Ancient Times to the Fée Ondine (2017)
  • Time Tamed (2019)
  • Ira: The Life and Times of a Princess (2019)
  • Jaeger LeCoultre: Reverso (2020)[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Haden-Guest, Anthony (23 August 2015). "Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing". The Daily Beast.
  2. ^ Sessa, Andrew (18 October 2019). "Tick-talk: Watch-buying advice from the pros". New York Post.
  3. ^ Farmelo, Allen (14 August 2019). "Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own". Robb Report.
  4. ^ "Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With 'Jet Set,' 'Churchill' (EXCLUSIVE)". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Osian (4 January 2021). "Sundry Style With Nick Foulkes: "I Dug Deeply Into The Surface Of Things"". Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4". 4 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Edward Sahakian Crowned "Havana Man Of The Year"". 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Nick Foulkes appointed President of the GPHG Jury". 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ "The Impossible Collection of Watches".
  10. ^ "Patek Philippe".
  11. ^ "Jaeger-LeCoultre: Reverso".
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