This film opens by comparing a fine watch to the airplane, a car engine, and the human heart. A stop-motion animation demonstration of the basic design, assembly, and operation of a watch. Watch as the timepiece assembles itself from many parts. The "works" inside are shown on a large 7 1/2 foot, displayed in-line, instead of bunched up as they would be in the watch, are shown exact in every detail and to scale. The function of each component is demonstrated piece by piece, and how it all works together.
Sound, Color

Film quality varies from light to dark due to
changes in contrast.

Dramatization of the importance of accurate
timekeeping that keeps the world from falling into demoralizing chaos. Shot at the Illinois Watch company. Starting with overviews of the factory and moving on to the fashioning of the intricate pieces. Watch as the individual jewels are sized and mounted. Note the creation and polishing of the screws, and watch as the final timepiece is assembled. Film covers some of the workers activities not related to watches, like the factory baseball team, and closes with some views of the fine watches produced at this plant.
Silent, B&W

Dramatization of the importance of accurate
timekeeping that keeps the world from falling into demoralizing chaos. Shot at the Illinois Watch company. Starting with overviews of the factory and moving on to the fashioning of the intricate pieces. Watch as the individual jewels are sized and mounted. Note the creation and polishing of the screws, and watch as the final timepiece is assembled. Film covers some of the workers activities not related to watches, like the factory baseball team, and closes with some views of the fine watches produced at this plant.

Silent, B&W

This film opens on a retirement ceremony where a man receives gold watch as a gift from his company. A Graduation Present from her parents is a fine Hamilton watch, featuring some girls from the Hamilton Choir. A short history of watches. Focusing on the Hamilton factory at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Displays the first Hamilton watch made over fifty years ago, that can still pass the most rigid timekeeping tests. Close ups of actual size watch parts and intricate assembly using a magnifying glass.
Sound, B&W