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Florentine Ariosto Jones: A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of Watchmaking (Premium Color)

Florentine Ariosto Jones: A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of Watchmaking (Premium Color)

Jacob, Frank

Paperback

Series: American History

EconomicsGeneral Antiques & CollectiblesGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 1648893597
ISBN13: 9781648893599
Publisher: Vernon Pr
Published: Dec 8 2021
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book recounts the story of Florentine Ariosto Jones, who after the Civil War decided to manufacture watches. Combining the cheap labor available at the time in Switzerland with US manufacturing technologies, Jones embarked on his venture to produce affordable watches for the American market. Consequently, he became a pioneer in the business of outsourcing labor for economic purposes through his contracting of labor to Europe.

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