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A Short History of the Wristwatch

Over the centuries clocks have been used shaped watch. Then came the famously and
as a status symbol by those who wear cryptically called "clock reference n.
them. Their precision, elegance and 1593" by Patek Philippe which was a
convenience are just some of the rectangular shaped watch.From 1913
attributes that clocks and watches onwards more and more watches started to
represent. Often they are bought purely be developed in all shapes and styles.
for their aesthetic looks. and at other From the "gondola" watch of Patek
times they are bought because of their Phillipe to Louis Cartiers' "Tank"; named
technical attributes like being precise thus because it was inspired by the shape
to the last second or even millisecond. of English armored cars of the time.
This is what makes clocks and watches so These are watches which are very much
collectible and in some cases they can sought after. There were other numerous
command high sums of money.Whether you watch makers like Audemars Piguet,
collect the new high precision watches or Vacheron Constantin who along with Patek
ones that come from a past era, the fact Philippe and Cartier came out with many
is that over the years this hobby has other designs which added other features
become a high turnover business. And to the watches like lunar phases, month
collecting watches is in a lot of circles and day most of which are found in modern
regarded as a wise form of investing.At watches now.Of course we could not
the start of the last century the clocks mention wrist watches without mentioning
that were available for men or women were the most famous of them all: the Rolex
firstly pocket clocks, and then clocks watch. In the 1920s Rolex debuted in the
that held by a pendant attached to the world of wrist watches with the elegant
lining of jackets or corsets. The advent Rolex Prince and its revolutionary "dual
of war, industrialization, and the time" feature made famous for having the
development of the sport activities, "seconds sector" larger than that of the
brought over new trends which extended to minutes. At the same time Jaeger Le
not only the way we dressed, but also how Coultre produced an even more advanced
we carried our clocks.It is said that it piece called the "Reverse", also very
was a nanny who invented wrist watches at revolutionary in that it could be turn
around the end of the 19th century, who 180 degrees within its case, thus
fixed a clock around her wrist by using a protecting the crystal and dial. It
silk band. The first watches to be made became incredibly popular and was only
were in fact smaller models of pocket prevented from achieving even greater
clocks that were fitted with a leather success by the recession of the 1930s and
strap. Once this product hit the market the advent of world war 2.These early
newer designs started to be produced watches of the 1910s to 1930s are what
based around this same concept.It was define all the makes of watches that we
Louis Cartier who first made the kind of see and wear today. This short article
watches we see today when he created a has only scratched the surface of what is
watch for a flying pioneer hero by the a very vast subject which has many more
name Santos Dumont. By 1911 this same watch makers with diverse and
type of watch was on general sale. That revolutionary designs. However it is
same type of watch became the blueprint makers like Rolex, Cartier, Jaeger Le
of what wrist watches look like to this Coultre and the others mentioned that are
day.Soon after the design of wrist amongst the most valuable and
"clocks" began to diversify away from the collectible, and should you ever be so
classical round shape that had been in lucky to get one then make sure you hang
vogue up until that time. From the on to it - preferably to your wrist.James
Cartier classical wrist watch other makes Ross is the web master of
of watch started to emerge which were AntiquesAppraisal.info - The Number One
characterized by their shape. Movado is Site For Antiques a website totally
the perfect example of these new designs dedicated to antiques and antique
when it came out with the "Polyplan" furniture.




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