Masters Of Time 300 Vintage Wrist Watches Negretti Nencini Hardcover Slipcase

Publication details: First Edition, May 1986, copyright © 1986 by Editoriale Wrist S.r.l.; printed in Italy and translated into English by Robert Scott Cooley.

Contents and topics (from the index): introduction, Masters of Time, public time and private time, the evolution from jewel to practicality, the wrist-watch fever, the quartz revolution, the continuing tradition, what makes a watch go, the caliber, the balance and balance-spring, regulating the balance and balance-spring, shockproof devices, jewels, automatic watches, chronometers, chronographs, complications, the watch case, anti-magnetic watches, the dial and hands, and a brief history of some of the oldest and most prestigious watch-making companies.

Included ephemera: original printed "Masters of Time" price guide material from Timekeepers International Ltd. and Editoriale Wrist, with multi-page tables outlining dollar value ranges for the 300 vintage wristwatches discussed in the book.