Sabrier, Jean-Claude,

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.

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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)


History.
Pictorial works.