Manufacture of Timepieces in Italy
By F. FONTANA
Royal Italian Consul General
The electrically controlled watches are of current manufacture in Italy.
Concerning the mechanically controlled watches, those used in towers are manufactured in various firms in Italy, both industrial and artisan.
The watches for table or wall and similar are also manufactured in Italy on an industrial plan, and among the specialized firms in such production are, in particular, Officine F.lli. Borletti of Milano, and S. A. Arture Junghans of Venezia-Giudecca.
In the field of pocket watches, wrist watches and precision watches in general, we have no considerable production in Italy, and we believe that for such a production the national industry still resorts to importation of separate parts and that the artisan activity be limited in that field to solely assembling.
The number of nationals generally employed in the production of watches is estimated to about 2,000 artisans.
