This vintage book contains a guide to making and repairing all manner of
now-antique watches, with information on different styles, manufacturing
techniques, components, and much more. This dual French-English language
handbook will be of utility to those engaged in the sale or maintenance
of antique watches, as well as their history and evolution. Contents
include: "A Swiss Factory", "The Watch-Case", "Making of the Case",
"Shapes of Cases", "Styles of Cases", "Decoration of Cases", "Sizes of
Cases", "The Movement", "Making of the Movement", "Styles and Kinds of
Watches", "A Glance at the Barrel, the Balance Wheel and the Various
kinds of Escapements", etc. Many vintage books such as this are
increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are
republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality
edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the
history of clocks and watches.