Watch invention

By Rangrimson
  • 1275

    Mechanical clock

    Was invented in England and does not have any faces tells time by striking hours
  • 1300

    Three mechanical Clocks

    one was astronomical clock, second ringing a bell every hour and third followed the hours, sunrises and days of the month
  • 1504

    1st portable timepiece

    Peter Henlein developed the first " watch". Was not accurate as the persons walking movement impacted the time on the device.
  • 1574

    First pocket watch

    John calvin banned people from wearing jewlery and this the first pocket watch is created in bronze

  • pendulum clock

    This clock was patented by christian huygens. the clock decreased deviation in time around 15 second a day

  • Pocket watches

    Minute hands were added to clocks

  • Pocket watches

    Seconds hand made an appearance on pocket watches

  • First self winding clock

    Invented by abraham - louis perrelet

  • Wristwatches

    First wristwatch was for the queen of naples, they had been introduced in 1570 but where designed as arm watches
  • Period: to

    WWI

    Solidiers where given wristwatches called " Trench watches:" allowed for accuracy and coordination of maneuvers and attacks.

  • first stopwatch

    Was patented by the breitling watch company even thothey where invented in the 1770's

  • Electrical watches

    hand where moved mechanically yet the balance wheel was powered by solenoid a thine wire wrapped around a metallic core protruding a magnetic field when an electric current is passed through