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The clock is one of the oldest human inventions. It was traced back to being in Egypt and Mesopotamia. The ancient Egyptians are said to have made the first clocks. Water clocks were the first clocks and were adopted from the Ancient Egyptians to Greece. They used water to tell the time. -
Mechanical clocks started in the 14th century. By the 17th century, the pendulum clock, which was a big advancement for the time was made. We still have some pendulum clocks today. They use a swinging weight that helps keep it on time. Pendulum clocks are also called Grandfather Clocks today. -
In the 15th century, Peter Helein who lived in Nuremberg, Germany made the first watch. Although it did not go around your wrist, it gave you the correct time and it also could fit in your pocket. It looks a lot different from the watch we have today. It actually can stand on the table with legs and it is a bit more spherical than the one today. -
Patek Phillipe made the first wristwatch in 1868. It was made for Countess Koscowicz of Hungary. You could wear it on your wrist and keep it with you. And it would tell you the correct time! -
The first digital clock was invented in a German factory, Aktiengesellschaft für Uhrenfabrikation Lenzkirch, in 1893 and 1894. The earliest patent for a digital alarm clock was in 1956 and was made by D.E Protzmann in the United States. -
Widely considered the first smartwatch, the Pulsar Time Computer Calculator was an ornate piece of jewelry, to say the least. Retailing for $2,100, the highest-end version of the device was made out of 18-karat gold and was released in 1976. Modern technology started coming in. -
The smartwatches of today are digital, touchscreen clocks that do, not only tell time but do multiple other things. We still have wristwatches and Grandfather Clocks as well. We have both digital and analog clocks today. Now, it is TIME for me to say "goodbye".