diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
index 518c5090..a8a3c347 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
@@ -80,70 +80,9 @@ public:
 
 // compiler and os dependent implementation
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------- windows 32 ----
-#if defined(WIN32) && (defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER))
-
-#ifndef DOXY_IGNORE_THIS
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
-class TimerImplWin32 : public TimerImpl
-{
-protected:
-   LARGE_INTEGER freq_;
-   LARGE_INTEGER count_;
-   LARGE_INTEGER start_;
-
-public:
-   TimerImplWin32(void);
-   ~TimerImplWin32(void) { ; }
-
-   virtual void   reset(void);
-   virtual void   start(void);
-   virtual void   stop(void);
-   virtual void   cont(void);
-   virtual double seconds(void) const;
-};
-
-TimerImplWin32::TimerImplWin32(void)
-{
-   if (QueryPerformanceFrequency(&freq_)==FALSE)
-     throw std::runtime_error("Performance counter of of stock!");
-   reset();
-}
-
-void TimerImplWin32::reset(void)
-{
-   memset(&count_,0,sizeof(count_));
-   memset(&start_,0,sizeof(count_));
-}
-
-void TimerImplWin32::start(void)
-{
-   reset();
-   QueryPerformanceCounter(&start_);
-}
-
-void TimerImplWin32::stop(void)
-{
-   LARGE_INTEGER stop_;
-
-   QueryPerformanceCounter(&stop_);
-   count_.QuadPart += stop_.QuadPart - start_.QuadPart;
-}
-
-void TimerImplWin32::cont(void)
-{
-   QueryPerformanceCounter(&start_);
-}
-
-double TimerImplWin32::seconds(void) const
-{
-   return (double)count_.QuadPart/(double)freq_.QuadPart;
-}
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------- posix time ----
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__POSIX__) 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__POSIX__)
 
 #ifndef DOXY_IGNORE_THIS
 #  include <time.h>
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15f56b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*===========================================================================*\
+ *                                                                           *
+ *                               OpenMesh                                    *
+ *      Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by Computer Graphics Group, RWTH Aachen      *
+ *                           www.openmesh.org                                *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *---------------------------------------------------------------------------* 
+ *  This file is part of OpenMesh.                                           *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  OpenMesh is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify         * 
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as           *
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of           *
+ *  the License, or (at your option) any later version with the              *
+ *  following exceptions:                                                    *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  If other files instantiate templates or use macros                       *
+ *  or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and         *
+ *  link it with other files to produce an executable, this file does        *
+ *  not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by the        *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License. This exception does not however       *
+ *  invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be            *
+ *  covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License.                        *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  OpenMesh is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              *
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of           *
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the            *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU LesserGeneral Public          *
+ *  License along with OpenMesh.  If not,                                    *
+ *  see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+\*===========================================================================*/ 
+
+/*===========================================================================*\
+ *                                                                           *             
+ *   $Revision: 485 $                                                         *
+ *   $Date: 2012-01-12 10:15:18 +0100 (Do, 12 Jan 2012) $                   *
+ *                                                                           *
+\*===========================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef DOXY_IGNORE_THIS
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#include <OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h>
+#if defined(OM_CC_MIPS)
+#  include <math.h>
+#  include <stdio.h>
+#else
+#  include <cmath>
+#  include <cstdio>
+#endif
+#include "Timer.hh"
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------- namespace ----
+
+namespace OpenMesh {
+namespace Utils {
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using namespace std;
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------- windows 32 ----
+#if defined(WIN32) && (defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER))
+
+#ifndef DOXY_IGNORE_THIS
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+class TimerImplWin32 : public TimerImpl
+{
+protected:
+   LARGE_INTEGER freq_;
+   LARGE_INTEGER count_;
+   LARGE_INTEGER start_;
+
+public:
+   TimerImplWin32(void);
+   ~TimerImplWin32(void) { ; }
+
+   virtual void   reset(void);
+   virtual void   start(void);
+   virtual void   stop(void);
+   virtual void   cont(void);
+   virtual double seconds(void) const;
+};
+
+TimerImplWin32::TimerImplWin32(void)
+{
+   if (QueryPerformanceFrequency(&freq_)==FALSE)
+     throw std::runtime_error("Performance counter of of stock!");
+   reset();
+}
+
+void TimerImplWin32::reset(void)
+{
+   memset(&count_,0,sizeof(count_));
+   memset(&start_,0,sizeof(count_));
+}
+
+void TimerImplWin32::start(void)
+{
+   reset();
+   QueryPerformanceCounter(&start_);
+}
+
+void TimerImplWin32::stop(void)
+{
+   LARGE_INTEGER stop_;
+
+   QueryPerformanceCounter(&stop_);
+   count_.QuadPart += stop_.QuadPart - start_.QuadPart;
+}
+
+void TimerImplWin32::cont(void)
+{
+   QueryPerformanceCounter(&start_);
+}
+
+double TimerImplWin32::seconds(void) const
+{
+   return (double)count_.QuadPart/(double)freq_.QuadPart;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+// ============================================================================
+} // END_NS_UTILS
+} // END_NS_OPENMESH
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // DOXY_IGNORE_THIS
+// ============================================================================
+// end of file Timer.cc
+// ============================================================================
+