THE WATCH. From Its Origins to the XIXth Century by Catherine Cardinal.Published by the Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1989. Cloth. This large work sets forth the history of the watch, not only from the technical standpoint but also from the artistic perspective. It examines how watch decoration has kept pace with fluctuations in decorative style. The book contains photographs, illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography, and an index.