Gisbert L. Brunner (b. 1947) is a renowned German expert and historian in the field of watches. He has been involved with wristwatches, pendulum clocks and other precision timepieces since 1964. He has written for GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos from the early 1980s onwards, and he has written more than 20 books on the subject of watches.

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• 4 Thoughts on Timepieces and Time ⋅ Gedanken zur Uhr und Zeit10 Dial ⋅ ZifferblattFaces of Time ⋅ Zeit-Gesichter40 Escapement ⋅ HemmungThe Great Escape ⋅ Andersartig gehemmt62 Mainspring ⋅ ZugfederThe Power of the Spring ⋅ In der Feder steckt die Kraft80 Phases of the Moon & Astronomy ⋅Mondphasen & AstronomieSun, Moon and Stars ⋅ Sonne, Mond und Sterne100 Tides ⋅ GezeitenEbb and Flow ⋅ Von Ebbe und Flut114 Double Balance ⋅ DoppelunruhTwo Better than One ⋅ Ein Fall für zwei124 Alarm ⋅ WeckerTime Signals ⋅ Zeit-Signale154 Mechanical Spectacles · Mechanische Schauspiele164 Altimeter & Depth Gauge · Höhen- & TiefenmesserFlying High … ⋅ Hoch hinaus …178 Skeletons · SkeletteTicking Skeletons ⋅ Tickende Skelette198 Superlatives · SuperlativeSmall, Flat and Pretty Complicated ⋅Klein, flach und ganz schön kompliziert214 Credits & Glossary ⋅ Bildnachweise & Glossar

Gisbert L. Brunner (b. 1947) is a renowned German expert and historian in the field of watches. He has been involved with wristwatches, pendulum clocks and other precision timepieces since 1964. He has written for GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos from the early 1980s onwards, and he has written more than 20 books on the subject of watches.

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• 4 Thoughts on Timepieces and Time ⋅ Gedanken zur Uhr und Zeit10 Dial ⋅ ZifferblattFaces of Time ⋅ Zeit-Gesichter40 Escapement ⋅ HemmungThe Great Escape ⋅ Andersartig gehemmt62 Mainspring ⋅ ZugfederThe Power of the Spring ⋅ In der Feder steckt die Kraft80 Phases of the Moon & Astronomy ⋅Mondphasen & AstronomieSun, Moon and Stars ⋅ Sonne, Mond und Sterne100 Tides ⋅ GezeitenEbb and Flow ⋅ Von Ebbe und Flut114 Double Balance ⋅ DoppelunruhTwo Better than One ⋅ Ein Fall für zwei124 Alarm ⋅ WeckerTime Signals ⋅ Zeit-Signale154 Mechanical Spectacles · Mechanische Schauspiele164 Altimeter & Depth Gauge · Höhen- & TiefenmesserFlying High … ⋅ Hoch hinaus …178 Skeletons · SkeletteTicking Skeletons ⋅ Tickende Skelette198 Superlatives · SuperlativeSmall, Flat and Pretty Complicated ⋅Klein, flach und ganz schön kompliziert214 Credits & Glossary ⋅ Bildnachweise & Glossar

Gisbert L. Brunner (b. 1947) is a renowned German expert and historian in the field of watches. He has been involved with wristwatches, pendulum clocks and other precision timepieces since 1964. He has written for GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos from the early 1980s onwards, and he has written more than 20 books on the subject of watches.

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• 4 Thoughts on Timepieces and Time ⋅ Gedanken zur Uhr und Zeit10 Dial ⋅ ZifferblattFaces of Time ⋅ Zeit-Gesichter40 Escapement ⋅ HemmungThe Great Escape ⋅ Andersartig gehemmt62 Mainspring ⋅ ZugfederThe Power of the Spring ⋅ In der Feder steckt die Kraft80 Phases of the Moon & Astronomy ⋅Mondphasen & AstronomieSun, Moon and Stars ⋅ Sonne, Mond und Sterne100 Tides ⋅ GezeitenEbb and Flow ⋅ Von Ebbe und Flut114 Double Balance ⋅ DoppelunruhTwo Better than One ⋅ Ein Fall für zwei124 Alarm ⋅ WeckerTime Signals ⋅ Zeit-Signale154 Mechanical Spectacles · Mechanische Schauspiele164 Altimeter & Depth Gauge · Höhen- & TiefenmesserFlying High … ⋅ Hoch hinaus …178 Skeletons · SkeletteTicking Skeletons ⋅ Tickende Skelette198 Superlatives · SuperlativeSmall, Flat and Pretty Complicated ⋅Klein, flach und ganz schön kompliziert214 Credits & Glossary ⋅ Bildnachweise & Glossar