| Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland: Watches That Wind Themselves Contributor(s): Hampel, Heinz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887406092 ISBN-13: 9780887406096 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 Annotation: The automatic mechanism was a major advance in the history of the wristwatch. The successful design became the hallmark of the skilled Swiss watchmaker as the technology developed in the years from 1926 to 1978. 200 watches are discussed representing all the Swiss manufacturers. Each is illustrated with three photos to show the dial, and the complete and partly disassembled movement. Information on their mechanism and construction is offered along with data needed to locate the watches chronologically and a current price guide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades |
| Dewey: 681.114 |
| LCCN: 94065607 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 9.1" W x 12" (5.25 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exciting area of collecting for clock and watch enthusiasts is literally opened up with this book. On the outside the automatic wristwatch is like its counterpart, but once the case is opened a different world appears. Here 200 watches are shown, each with three photos to show the dial, and the complete and partly disassembled movement. The book introduces all the Swiss manufacturers and provides an historical overview of the development of automatic watches from 1926 to 1978. Information on the functioning mechanism and construction of each design is offered along with the data needed to locate the watches chronologically. |