Negretti, Giampiero, <br/><br/>
Faszination Uhr :  eine Geschichte der Zeitmessung / 
Giampiero Negretti, Paolo De Vecchi ; [übers. aus dem Französischen von Adelheid Person, Lüneburg]. 
 - 239 pages :  color illustrations ;  32 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of : Orologi. 
<br/><br/> This volume presents highlights of watchmaking art. At the beginning there are water clocks from Karnak that are over 3000 years old, followed by medieval sundials, glass hourglasses and the first mechanical clocks of the Renaissance. Magnificent table clocks, elegant pocket watches, precise wristwatches are presented up to the present. We learn everything about spectacular inventions, movements, cases, famous watchmakers, designers and well-known manufacturers. 
<br/><br/><br/>In German, translated from the Italian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783766712141 3766712144 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Time measurements--History.<br/>Clocks and watches--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>History Clock watch Timekeeper (general)