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Contents
MECHANICAL 15001750 | 3 |
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers 85 112 119 126 133 136 138 160 163 169 173 | 5 |
THE PRECISION WATCH 17501830 | 23 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Watches |
| Authors | Cecil Clutton, George Daniels |
| Contributor | Cecil Clutton |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Viking Press, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Length | 159 pages |
| Subjects | › Antiques & Collectibles / Clocks & Watches Clocks and watches |
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