Nicholas Foulkes Explained
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] 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.[2] [3]
Education
Mr. Foulkes attended Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford at the University of Oxford, where he graduated in 1983.[4]
Honours
In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (Habano Hombre del Año) in the Communications category.[5] [6]
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.[7]
Personal life
One of Nicholas’ sons, Max Foulkes, works with the Sahakians at Davidoff of London. Nicholas and Max started their own father and son Youtube channel, where they share and discuss cigars.
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)[8]
- Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist (2016)
- Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography (2016)[9]
- Cigars: A Guide (2017)
- Automata: A Brief History of the Automata from Ancient Times to the Fée Ondine (2017)
- Time Tamed: The Remarkable Story of Humanity’s Quest to Measure Time (2019)
- Ira: The Life and Times of a Princess (2019)
- Jaeger LeCoultre: Reverso (2020)[10]
Notes and References
- News: Haden-Guest. Anthony. Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing. The Daily Beast. 23 August 2015.
- News: Farmelo. Allen. Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own. Robb Report. 14 August 2019.
- News: Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With 'Jet Set,' 'Churchill' (EXCLUSIVE). 12 August 2020. 14 May 2018.
- News: Williams. Osian. Sundry Style With Nick Foulkes: "I Dug Deeply Into The Surface Of Things". 5 January 2021. 4 January 2021.
- News: Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4.. 12 August 2020. 4 March 2007.
- News: Edward Sahakian Crowned "Havana Man Of The Year". 12 August 2020. 27 March 2017.
- News: Nick Foulkes appointed President of the GPHG Jury. 6 September 2021. 6 September 2021.
- Web site: The Impossible Collection of Watches.
- Web site: Patek Philippe.
- Web site: Jaeger-LeCoultre: Reverso.
