Abstract

"Why and how does a mechanical watch work?" is clear at a glance! This is the ultimate introductory book to mechanical watches. - A detailed explanation of the "mechanism" that makes mechanical watches work, unit by unit. - A wide range of visuals are used to pursue "thorough ease of understanding". - Columns on inventions and people related to the "mechanism" are also included. If you think about it carefully, the mysterious "mechanism" of a mechanical watch is explained in detail, unit by unit, following the order of operation. In between, we will also introduce "masterpiece wristwatch movements" and "great people who made wristwatches" as trivia related to the "mechanism". The complex "mechanism" of a wristwatch can be roughly understood first through visuals, and then completely understood through text.

Author’s Information

Writer. Studied mechanical engineering at university. Has written about watches since the late 1990s for watch magazines and lifestyle magazines. In addition to attending new watch launch events in Switzerland, she actively interviews engineers and visits factories. Supervised and wrote commentary for "The Recommendation of Eccentricity" (published by Gentosha) by independent watchmaker François-Paul Journe.