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Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland: Watches that Wind Themselves
Heinz Hampel
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Description for Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland: Watches that Wind Themselves
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 500+ photos. BIC Classification: TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2374.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887406096
SKU
V9780887406096
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About Heinz Hampel
Heinz Hampel is an engineer and experienced collector from Switzerland.
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