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Non-fiction

Marie Antoinette's Watch

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Across continents and into and out of the hands of royalty, revolutionaries, smugglers, thieves, and the world’s greatest tech engineers, was Marie Antoinette’s watch, the “160,” worth an estimated $40 million in today’s dollars. Perhaps the most sought after personal technology device of the last 200 years, the timepiece, designed by the legendary Abraham-Louis Breguet, is the launching point for a thrilling and fluidly woven set of narratives that are, in part, forbidden love story, historical document, and police procedural.

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John Biggs
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John Biggs

John Biggs is a writer, editor, and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, media, and early-stage innovation. He spent twenty years covering tech for Gizmodo, the New York Times, and TechCrunch, reporting on everything from hardware and 3D printing to blockchain infrastructure and digital finance. In recent years, his work has expanded into the psychedelic space, where he has written extensively on psilocybin, mental health, and the business models forming around therapeutic use and research. He is also a developer and builds tools to supercharge content creation and distribution with AI. A founder and consultant, John has worked with startups across sectors including crypto, consumer electronics, and software platforms. His editorial background gives him a unique lens on how ideas spread and how early-stage projects can find product-market fit without hype. He is the author of twelve books, including Bloggers Boot Camp, a practical guide to digital publishing, and Marie Antoinette’s Watch, a nonfiction account of horological obsession and craftsmanship. John’s writing has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, The New York Times, and other publications. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

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