Clocks

By akrajnik19
  • Jan 1, 1088

    Clock Tower

    Clock Tower
    In Song China, an astronomical clock tower was designed by Su Song and erected at Kaifeng in 1088. It featured a liquid escapement mechanism.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    First Mechanical Clock

    First Mechanical Clock
    First mechanical clock makers appeared in England.
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Wrist Watch

    Wrist Watch
    In 1504, the first portable (but not very accurate) timepiece was invented in Nuremberg, Germany by Peter Henlein.
    The first reported person to actually wear a watch on the wrist was the French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). With a piece of string, he attached his pocket watch to his wrist.
  • Jan 1, 1577

    Minute Hand

    Minute Hand
    In 1577, Jost Burgi invented the minute hand. Burgi's invention was part of a clock made for Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who needed an accurate clock for his stargazing.

  • Alarm Clocks

    Alarm Clocks
    An early prototype of the alarm clock was invented by the Greeks around 250 BC. The Greeks built a water clock where the raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle.
    The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1787.
    However, the ringing bell alarm on his clock could ring only at 4 am.

  • Wind Up Alarm Clock

    Wind Up Alarm Clock
    On October 24, 1876 a mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented by Seth E Thomas.

  • Clock Company

    Clock Company
    The Warren Clock Company was formed in 1912 by Mr. Henry Warren as President. The company started by producing a new type of clock run by batteries, prior to that, clocks were either wound or run by weights.

  • Self Winding Clock

    Self Winding Clock
    Swiss John Harwood invented the self-winding watch in 1923.