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    Star Watch Case Company, The Baumgartner Collection, 1904-1931
    Star Watch Case Company, The Baumgartner Collection, 1904-1931
    Star Watch Case Company, The Baumgartner Collection, 1904-1931
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    Star Watch Case Company, The Baumgartner Collection, 1904-1931

    By Brian T Pittman and Elizabeth K. Craven

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    This publication presents the definitive portfolio of Friedrich Alexander Baumgartner, influential watch case designer and engraver at the Star Watch Case Company. Today Baumgartner is one of the few recognized American early 20th-century watch case art designers, yet he was largely forgotten until the 21

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrian Pittman
    Release dateApr 20, 2023
    ISBN9781088124901
    Star Watch Case Company, The Baumgartner Collection, 1904-1931
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    Brian T Pittman

    Upon discovering Fritz Baumgartner's autobiography and drawing collection in 2002, great-grandson Brian Pittman dove into the materials and began coordinating with horologists to catalog this unique collection. He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist who resides in California and specializes in the conservation of rare amphibians and reptiles.

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