Product Description

"Wristwatches" presents illustrated portraits of all the popular watch brands - some of them long since unavailable - from America, Germany, Japan, France and, of course, from the world's major manufacturer of timepieces, Switzerland. In its technical chapters, it explains all the highly complex operations going on underneath the face and tells the fascinating story of the watch, of its design and its various forms and looks. Rounded off by a thorough glossary and a chronology of watchmaking that spans a hundred years, this book is a great read for everyone with a taste for luxury.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #592052 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-23
• Original language: German, French, English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

About the Author
Gisbert L. Brunner is a writer and technical journalist who has been researching watches since the seventies. In 1981, he became a member of the editorial staff of Uhren magazine. He has written extensively on the subject of watches and Swiss watch brands. Christian Pfeiffer-Belli is both a passionate collector of pocket watches and wristwatches, and the publisher and editor-in-chief of the magazine Klassik Uhren. He has given a wide range of talks and written numerous articles in various newspapers and magazines.