Foreword to the fifth edition 7
Origin of a new type of clock
What is a wristwatch? 9
The early predecessors 9
The wristwatchA latecomer 12
Wristwatch versus pocket watch
The first decades 16
A Chapter of Watch Statistics 20
The watchmaker's position 21
The consumer's vote 22
Early Wristwatches 25
Technological changes
Phases of development to 1960 33
Material research and production technology 34
Balance wheel and hairspring 36
Wristwatch caliber 39
The shock resistant watch 43
Construction and function of a classic wristwatch
The plate 47
The "motor" 48
The winding mechanism 50
The gears 51
The escapement 52
The balance system 53
The shock proofing system 54
The balance wheel 56
The hairspring 56
The hands 56
Pillar movements for wristwatches 57
The escapement of pillar movements 58
Cylinder escapement wristwatches 59
Self-winding watches to the Present
Self-winding pocket watches 60
The Harwood system 61
On the way to perfection 63
The woman's self-winding watch 66
Technology of self-winding watches 68
Special types of wristwatches
Alarm wristwatches 71
Watertight (waterproof) wristwatches 73
Wristwatch chronometers 75
Chronograph wristwatches 78
Calendar indication 83
Wristwatches with additional "complexities" 84
The outer form
Case, hands, and dial 87
Watchbands and variations 93
German wristwatches
The origin of German production 100
The times since 1945 103
On the way to the quartz watch 106
Collecting wristwatches
A new collecting area 116
Building up a collection 117
Preservation, care and repair 118
Frauds, imitations and marriages 120
Collecting: a profitable investment? 122
Early wristwatches 124
Manufacturers
Patek Philippe 125
Audemars Piguet 133
Vacheron & Constantin 141
Rolex 145
Uni versal Genève 153
Cartier 161
Jaeger-LeCoultre 169
Ebel 173
Omega 177
Longines 185
Movado 193
Fortis 197
Heuer/TAG Heuer 199
Russian Watches 201
Various Brands 205
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