The Watch Blog

Watches are amazing devices which came about in the 15th century, evolving from spring driven clocks. A Mr Peter Henlein is credited with the invention of the first pocket watch in 1511.

People started wearing timepieces in the 16th century in Europe and they were weighty things: they were somewhere between the size of a regular clock and the size of today’s watches. These watches were generally fastened to clothing or worn around the neck. Did they have a glass cover? Nope. They were generally covered with a little brass door, which you had to open up to check the time, which was usually just marked with an hour hand and not overly accurate.

In the 1600s, men started wearing watches in their pockets, but women continued to use them as pendants on their clothing. In the late 1700s, in the age of the Enlightenment, watches developed in leaps and bounds as scientists gave them the attention they deserved. In the 20th century, watches become more and more standardized, and in 1969, the Quartz watch was born, revolutionizing watch technology.

Check out this history of watches: