Measurement of the W boson mass and width in $e^{+}e^{-}$ collisions at LEP

A review of the present status of the W boson mass and width measurements at LEP is presented. The analysis of the data collected in 1998 by the 4 LEP collaborations, corresponding to about 700 pb /sup -1/, allows to reach an experimental uncertainty on the W boson mass measured at LEPII approaching the precision of the indirect results from the high precision electroweak measurements at LEPI. (7 refs).