Documents Concerning Christin
2014, 39 pages, ill
One of three drawings by Christin of his self-winding mechanism.
This article contains facsimiles and translations of all documents written by and referring to Christin that we know at the time of writing.
It includes the description and diagrams of a self-winding (automatic) watch which was unknown until now.
In addition, there are descriptions of other inventions: a watch escapement, an eight-day watch, and a bizarre correspondence system (telegraph system).
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Illustration: One of three drawings by Christin of his self-winding mechanism.