Technique and History of the Swiss Watch
Hardcover
1953 · London, England
by Jaquet, Eugène, et al.
London, England: Spring Books, 1953. Hardcover. Good+/G- (lower corners bumped & creased; approx first forty pgs have light crimp/crease to lower corners. shelf-wear/scuff to lower textblock. foxing to textblock edges w/ some remnants to pg edges. dustjacket rubbed & torn at corners; tears to spine ends & edges; tears to edges; scuffed). Red cloth, red DJ. 272 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Bright interior. Nicely illustrated with 46 color plates and 190 black and white."This is one of the most concise histories ever published of the Swiss watch. It describes every facet of this great industry, including: The Beginnings of Watch-Making in Switzerland; Decoration of the Watch and the Movement, 1700-1850; The Commerce of Watch-Making; The Beginning of Mechanical Manufacture; Chronometry; Evolution of the Modern Watch; and Developments from 1945 to the Present."--Publisher. (Inventory #: 13956)