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Mar 4, 1524
the first pocket watch, created by Peter Henlein in 1524.
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an old watch from the 1700s
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In 1868, Patek Philippe invented the first wristwatch, but only as a “lady’s bracelet watch”, intended as jewelry.
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Not until 1868 was the first wrist watch even created. Constant Girard created a concept of a wrist watch for the naval officers of Germany. German Kaiser Wilhelm I ordered 2,000 watches to be produced. This was the first commercial production of wrist wa
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It wasn’t till 1904 when the first known design for a man’s wristwatch was produced by French jewel house, Cartier.
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In 1915, The Rolex Watch Company liked the idea of wrist watches for both men and women and worked for that. Rolex was recognized as a leader in this research and received the first wristwatch Chronometer award given out by the School of Horology in Bienn
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John Harwood developed a self-winding mechanism he patented in 1923; though a relative new-comer to the watchmaking industry, Rolex began marketing a water-resistant watch, the Oyster, in 1926; Tissot was responsible for an anti-magnetic design in 1929; A
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at the end of the 20’s, the quartz watch was invented.
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In the 1970’s, a new breed of watch emerged from Japan. The new watch was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. It no longer just showed the time but now also knew the date, the day of the week, and even whether a leap year w
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an old watch
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now days watches can call people and face time with people ......watches might become the new communication
