If you want a book that covers the designers, electrics, electronics and early quartz watches, then Pieter Doensen's "Watch. History of the Modern Wrist Watch" is for you.

You can find Pieter's details in the Acknowledgement page, or go to Amazon.co.uk to order.

If you're only interested in Hamilton Electrics, this is the book for you: René Rondeau's excellent "The Watch of the Future".

He has also written the definitive reference book on all Hamilton watches: mechanical and electrics.

You can buy both books directly from René's website: http://www.rondeau.net/

STOP PRESS: Nov 2006: a new edition of "The Watch of the Future" is now available (below). Order this book at René's website above!