TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cardinal,Catherine
AU  - Pages,Jacques
TI  - The watch: from its origins to the XIXth century 
SN  - 0914427296
PY  - 1989///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Tabard Press
KW  - Clocks and watches
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Global
KW  - Pocket Watch
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index; 1: Social and economic evolution -- From 1500 to 1600: the expansion of horology "in miniature" -- From 1600 to 1660: the strengthening of the watchmaking industry in France -- From 1660 to 1730: the predominance of English watchmaking over the French and Swiss industries -- From 1730 to 1820: three great watchmaking countries--France, Switzerland and England -- From 1830 to 1900: transformations in the watchmaking industry -- 2: Technical evolution -- The primitive watch movement -- "Small-work" horological research and its applications from 1650 to 1765 -- The conquest of prevision in the watch, from 1765 to 1820 -- The triumph of precision in the nineteenth century -- 3: Decorative evolution -- Decoration from 1500 to 1675: international fashions -- Decoration from 1675 to 1720: appearance of national styles -- Decoration from 1730 to 1820 -- Watch decoration after 1830
ER  -