"Speed Contests, even in the Repairing of Chronographs" - Original magazine article (magazine clipping) which was removed from a 1950 Swiss magazine.

Text in the article is in English.

The opening paragraphs of the article read:

"Agents of Swiss factories tried to solve the vital question of the servicing of their watches in the United States in many ways. However all individual efforts, no matter how praiseworthy, were of no value until the Watchmakers of Switzerland launched their important campaign proving that the Swiss watch could be repaired as easily and as quickly as any other. However, there was still a black cloud on the horizon: the problem of the repairing of chronographs.

"It was necessary that this problem, particularly difficult, be examined by an American, in the American spirit. Mr. Wm. O. Smith, President of the Western Pennsylvania Horological Institute of Pittsburgh, produced a system of repairing by means of illustrations, the Esemble-O-Graph, which shows unquestionable advantages and takes into consideration, the training of the American watch-repairer, which is not, in many cases, as complete as that of the European watchmaker."

The magazine article was carefully removed from a Swiss magazine.

[Please note: this is a magazine article/magazine clipping only; no watch, clock, parts or tools are included.]

The article is 1 page in length (on one side of one sheet of paper) and includes a two very small black and white images within the text.

As with most vintage magazine clippings, there is some yellowing to the paper due to age as well as light wear and small bends.

The magazine article was carefully removed directly from a Swiss magazine. It is not a copy or reproduction. The rest of the magazine is not included.

[Please note: this is a magazine article/magazine clipping only; no watch, clock, parts or tools are included.]





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