Evolution of Watches/Clocks

By RNankani
  • 1500 BCE

    The first Clock

    The first Clock
    The water clock was invented by the greeks in 1500 B.C.
  • 1500

    Sundials

    Sundials
    The Chinese and Egyptians develop sundials to track time.

  • The stopwatch

    The stopwatch
    In 1821 Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec of France created a stopwatch for King Louis XVIII. The king wanted a stopwatch because he wanted to know how fast he could ride his horse.

  • The first watch

    The first watch
    The first watch was made for Countess Koscowicz of Hungary by the watchmaker Patek Philippe in 1868, according to Guinness World Records. Their original use was for military purposes.

  • The first smartwatch

    The first smartwatch
    On June 10th, 1998 Seiko released the world's first smartwatch, the Ruputer.

  • The most expensive?

    The most expensive?
    The Hallucination by Graff Diamonds is the most expensive watch in the world.

  • A computer in a watch?

    A computer in a watch?
    The apple watch was released on April 24th, 2015. It became the best-selling wearable device. It shows how far watches have come. For example, the Apple Watch can do things like texting, tracking workout routines, and like all watches, telling the time.