The self-winding watch : 18th-21st century /
Jean-Claude Sabrier ; translated by Sharon Kerman.
- [1st edition].
- 307 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Includes index. Originally published in French under title: La montre à remontage automatique : XVIIIe-XXIe siècles.
Origins and Development of the Invention -- Abraham Louis Perrelet (1729-1826) -- Earliest Developments -- Louis Recordon (1728-1824) -- Abraham Louis Breguet and his Students -- The Jaquet Droz and their Circle -- Organisation of Production in Switzerland -- Organisation of Production in France -- Organisation of Production in Germany -- Contemporary Self-Winding Watches -- Self-Winding Wristwatches -- New Developments in Self-Winding Watches.
9782702209820 2702209823
Clocks and watches, Self-winding--History. Clocks and watches, Self-winding--History--Pictorial works. Clock and watch makers--History. Clock and watch makers. Clocks and watches, Self-winding.
History Global Perrelet, Sarton, Recordon Breguet Self-wind/automatic watch Kerman Sharon [Translator] Watch (general)