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Period: Sep 23, 1500 to
First Watch Made
First Watch made by Peter Henlein. It only had the hour hand and it was mainly used for style. -
Sep 23, 1570
Nuremberg Egg
World collectorsThis watch was shaped like an egg and it only had the hour hand. In a German city -
Pocket Watch
History of WatchesWatches bacame flat, round, no sharp edges and they used glass to cover the front face of the watch. -
Balance Spring
Robert HookeThe balance spring was invented by either Robert Hooke or Christian Huygens. It increased the accuracy of watches. -
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Watches With Jewels
Time Line Nicolas Fatio was the first on to put jewels as wheel bearings in watches. -
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Wristwatch
Blog to WatchPatek Philippe & Co. makes the first wristwatch. -
Alarm Watch
Time LineFirst wristwatch to have a alarm -
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GPS Watch
Casio creates the first wristwatch with a GPS (Global Positioning System). -
Spring Drive Kinetic
Seiko inventted the first self-winding mechanical watch with an electromagnetic escapement, called the time line