Foreword to the fifth edition 7 Special types of wristwatches
Origin of a new type of dock Alarm wristwatches 71
What is a wristwatch? 9 Watertight (waterproof) wristwatches 73
The early predecessors 9 Wristwatch chronometers 75
The wristwatchA latecomer 12 Chronograph wristwatches 78
Wristwatch versus pocket watch Calendar indication 83
The first decades 16 Wristwatches with
additional "complexities" 84
A Chapter of Watch Statistics 20 The outer form
The watchmaker's position 21 Case, hands, and dial 87
The consumer's vote 22 Watchbands and variations 93
Early Wristwatches 25 German wristwatches
Technological changes The origin of German production 100
Phases of development to 1960 33 The times since 1945 103
Material research and
production technology 34 On the way to the quartz watch 106
Balance wheel and hairspring 36 Collecting wristwatches
Wristwatch caliber 39 A new collecting area 116
The shock resistant watch 43 Building up a collection 117
Construction and function of a
classic wristwatch Preservation, care and repair 118
The plate 47 Frauds, imitations and marnages 120
The "motor" 48 Collecting: a profitable investment? 122
The winding mechanism 50
The gears 51 Early wristwatches 114
The escapement 52 Manufacturers
The balance system 53 Patek Philippe 115
The shock proofing system 54 Audemars Piguet 133
The balance wheel 56 Vacheron & Constantin 141
The hairspring 56 Rolex 145
The hands 56 Universal Genève 153
Pillar movements for wristwatches 57 Cartier 161
The escapement of pillar movements 58 Jaeger-LeCoultre 169
Cylinder escapement wristwatches 59 Ebel 173
Self-winding watches to the Present Omega 177
Self-winding pocket watches 60 Longines 185
The Harwood system 61 Movado 193
On the way to perfection 63 Forfis 197
The woman's self-winding watch 66 Heuer/TAG Heuer 199
Technology of self-winding watches 68 Russian Watches 201
Various Brands 205
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