Electronic Watch 1952

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Paris, France

ELECTRONIC WATCH

The first electronic Watch!: GV. Drawing office. MS. Craftsman at work. LS. MS. & CU. Watchmakers at work. CU. Watchmakers tools. LS. Chemist experimenting. CU. Chemist. CU. Works of watch being taken out of case. CU. Electronic watch works. CU. Ordinary...

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Cataloguer:
Virginia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
69863
Sort Number:
UN 2441 A
Time in/Out:
01:50:36:00 / 01:53:15:00
Canister:
UN 2441 A
Film ID:
2595.23
Issue Date:
1952

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  • The forst 9 seconds of this clip is for a completely different, unrelated story. Then begins the footage about the electronic watch.

    The watch is made by the French watch and clock company, LIP.

    jamied 20th Sep 2012

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