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1. The first watch appeared shortly after 1500, early examples were made by a locksmith from Nürnberg, Germany named Peter Heinlein.
2. Until 1580 all watches were made purely of iron. After 1580 they began to contain brass as well.
3. English physicist Robert Hook designed the first watch with a spiral spring in the 1650's. However, there was no evidence that the spring was actually in the form of a spiral.
4. The first swinging wristwatch was produced in 1924 by Louis Recordon.
5. The first electronic watches were produced in 1953 and were then called the resonance drive type.
6. Dutch scientist Christaan Huygens designed a watch with a balance spring in the 1975. A balance spring creates oscillations, which is what the modern watch depends on to perform.
"The progressive miniaturization of electronic components in the late 20th century made possible the development of all-electronic watches, in which the necessary transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other elements were all on one or several miniature integrated circuits, or chips. The complex circuitry of such watches enabled them to perform a variety of timekeeping functions and also made possible digital readouts of the time in place of the traditional second, minute, and hour hands (2)."
The watch is perhaps the most useful form of timekeeping. Because it is so light and easy to carry around it is not in the way and not a bother. Despite the fact that most people may use their phones as a time keeping device, most watches scarcely run out of battery and can always be on hand.
2. Until 1580 all watches were made purely of iron. After 1580 they began to contain brass as well.
3. English physicist Robert Hook designed the first watch with a spiral spring in the 1650's. However, there was no evidence that the spring was actually in the form of a spiral.
4. The first swinging wristwatch was produced in 1924 by Louis Recordon.
5. The first electronic watches were produced in 1953 and were then called the resonance drive type.
6. Dutch scientist Christaan Huygens designed a watch with a balance spring in the 1975. A balance spring creates oscillations, which is what the modern watch depends on to perform.
"The progressive miniaturization of electronic components in the late 20th century made possible the development of all-electronic watches, in which the necessary transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other elements were all on one or several miniature integrated circuits, or chips. The complex circuitry of such watches enabled them to perform a variety of timekeeping functions and also made possible digital readouts of the time in place of the traditional second, minute, and hour hands (2)."
The watch is perhaps the most useful form of timekeeping. Because it is so light and easy to carry around it is not in the way and not a bother. Despite the fact that most people may use their phones as a time keeping device, most watches scarcely run out of battery and can always be on hand.
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