Electrifying the Wristwatch by Lucien Trueb, Gunther Ramm, Peter Wenzig Alaska to Honolulu

Alaska to Honolulu

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by a man who was "on the ground" along every step of the way including participating in a number of "world tours" introducing the new wonder machine to government

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625 color photos

Electrifying the Wristwatch by Lucien Trueb, Gunther Ramm, Peter Wenzig Alaska to HonoluluThe electrification of the watch led to massive upheaval in the watch industry as mechanical chronometers built by Old World masters developed into electromechanical devices mass produced in Asia. In nearly 600 images and in depth text, this book retraces the often circuitous paths that led from the electromagnetic pendulum clock to the modern quartz wristwatch. This well researched volume focuses on the period between 1950 and 1985, but it also