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for TIME,
TIME isn’t
waiting for you.
WATCH
A device that shows
what time it is and
that you wear on
your wrist or carry
in a pocket
HISTORY
Began in 16th century Europe, where watches evolved
from portable spring-driven clocks, which first appeared
in the 15th century. The watch which developed from the
16th century to the mid 20th century was a
mechanical device, powered by winding a mainspring which turned
gears and then move the hands, and kept time
a rotating balance wheel. The invention of the
quartz watch in the1960s, which ran on
electricity and kept time with a vibrating quartz
crystal, proved a radical departure
for the industry.
13th-16th Centuries
In 1257, the first mechanical clock was invented in England.
One of the oldest working clock is found at Salisbury Cathedral, completed in
1386. This clock does not have any face and tells the time by striking the hours.
In the early 1300s, three mechanical clocks were built in Italy. One was
Astronomical Clock, the second ringing a bell every hour and the third followed
the hours, sunrise and days of the month.
17th-19th Centuries