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Jan 1, 1450
First Method of timekeeping: Sundial
After observing the natural rhythm of daylight and dark, civilizations around the world looked for any way to measure time, first with calendars, then with instruments of increasing precision. -
Jan 1, 1508
The First Watch
Peter Henlein invents what is considered to be the first pocket watch. This makes him the [disputed ]inventor of the pocketwatch -
Jan 1, 1517
Watchmmaking industry begins
Watchmakers competed to produce smaller and smaller watches that could be easily carried. -
Modern Uses for a Modern Clock
Some of the first clocks were created to regulate religious prayers, but standardization of time keeping and clock production came with the arrival of train networks in 18th and 19th century. -
Seth Thomas Clocks
The longest continuous clockmaker in USA is company “Seth Thomas Clocks” which opened its doors in 1813. They Produced Clocks as well as watches -
apple watches
Jony Ive Design the apple watchs -
Omega Watches
Louis Brandt opens his own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds which eventually comes the omega watch company.
