"Wristwatches presents illustrated portraits of all thepopular watch brands - some of them long since unavailable - from America, Germany, Japan, France,and, of course, from the world's major manufacturer of time pieces, Switzerland. In its technical chapters, it explains all the highly complex operations going onunderneath the face and tells the fascinating story of thewatch, of its design and its various forms and looks. This book is a great read for everyone with a taste for luxury.".