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The watch; its construction, its merits and defects, how to choose it, and how to use it (1860)

Piaget, Henry F · New York, Printed by C. Vinten for the author · leaf 38

An illustration from The watch; its construction, its merits and defects, how to choose it, and how to use it, 1860, leaf 38 — n from the front,like other capped watches, but I prefer them without 29 the cap, and to have the case made to open similar tomost of the Swiss watches, as otherwise they are moreliable to accidents in opening the movements or caps.If well made, they are equal for timekeepers to thoseon the old… … Lepine Watch. The watch usually called Lepine was first made inParis about fifty years ago, and I believe that Lepine, acelebrated maker at that time, was the inventor, fromwhom they are so called. The object of having thewheels held by bars and screws, which any personhaving opened one has seen,…

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