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3500 BCE
Sundials
Sundials were amongst the earliest clocks. This shadow clock is the earliest recorded artifact, found in the Valley of Kings. Shadow clocks had a protruded triangle piece in the center of the circle that cast a shadow. This shadow was how the Egyptians told the time of the day. Sundials were the main reason why clocks look and work as they do to this very day. -
2000 BCE
Stonehenge
in modern-day Stonehenge is a tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, but more importantly, Stonehenge is a clock. Stonehenge is a formation of rocks that are 4.1 meters high and can tell the time of day and solstice. The formations of Stonehenge are oddly perfect, scientists have been baffled by how perfect these formations of rocks. Folklore tells a tale of druids creating Stonehenge, which is a myth. -
1400 BCE
Primitive Candle clocks and Incense clocks
No much is known about these primitive clocks, though it was believed that the European region was the first to invent the primitive Candle clocks. The Incense clock was made in the eastern region, there isn't much to know about these two primitive clocks. -
300 BCE
Archimedes clock
The Archimedes principle states: An object immersed in fluid experiences a buoyant force that is equal in magnitude to the force of gravity on the displaced fluid. Archimedes was the first greek math Mathematician/inventor to make the hydraulic clock. -
700
Hourglass
The first hourglass dates back to 300 AD, although there is not any structural prof just yet. The very first hourglass was created in 700 AD by a french monk named Liutprand. -
1368
First mechanical clock
The first mechanical clock was created in mainland England. England clock creates were getting to work, gradually making their clocks more advanced as time went on. -
1490
The worlds first watch
In 1490 the very first watch was made in Nuremberg by Peter Henlein. Germany is the first country to ever event the watch. -
First public clock tower
The first modern clocks were made by the company named Frank Hope-Jones. The company produces very accurate electric-made clocks in the Greenwich Observatory. -
First atomic clock
The first atomic clock was made by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. The atomic clock was designed to determine the wavelengths of ammonia, which is called an ammonia absorption line. Later on, in 1956 the first commercial atomic clocks were revealed to the public. -
Over half a billion watches were sold.
In 1990 the most watches that were recorded in history were sold, over 1 billion buyers had bought a watch.
