The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world - the so-called Marie Antoinette.
Nicholas Parsons, Just a Minute host and stalwart of the entertainment world, explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world.
The so-called Marie Antoinette, once the target of one of the biggest museum heists in history, was the masterpiece made by 18th-century genius Nicholas Breguet for that doomed queen.
Tracing the enthralling story of Breguet's rise to fame, Parsons visits Paris and Versailles, and the vaults of today's multimillion-pound Breguet business. Exploring the innovative and dazzling work of the master watchmaker, Parsons unravels the mystery behind the creation of his most precious and most brilliant work.
Parsons then heads to Israel to discover how, in the 1980s, the world's most expensive watch was stolen in a daring heist and went missing for over 20 years.
Revealing a little-known side of one of our favourite TV and radio hosts, the film offers a glimpse into Parsons's own private clock collection while also telling an enthralling tale of scientific invention, doomed decadence and daring robbery.
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Music Played
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Pavel Dreser & Gareth Williams
La Valse D'amelie
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Aphex Twin
Avril 14th
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Nils Frahm
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Nicholas Parsons |
Production Company | IWC Media |
Director | John MacLaverty |
Producer | John MacLaverty |
Executive Producer | Franny Moyle |
Participant | Ken Kessler |
Participant | Marie Agnes Dequidt |
Participant | Emmanuel Breguet |
Participant | Andrew Hussey |
Participant | Dalia Karpel |
Participant | Zion Jacobov |
Broadcasts
- Thu 6 Oct 2016 21:00
- Fri 7 Oct 2016 03:00
- Wed 12 Oct 2016 22:00
- Tue 20 Dec 2016 23:00
- Mon 8 May 2017 22:00
- Tue 6 Feb 2018 23:00
- Fri 2 Nov 2018 01:30
- Wed 3 Apr 2019 00:00
- Tue 1 Oct 2019 00:30
- Tue 28 Jan 2020 20:00
- Wed 29 Jan 2020 03:00
- Mon 12 Apr 2021 23:30