History Of Watches - From the Advent of Civilization to Current Time

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History Of Watches

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The term Watch comes from an Old English
word “woecce” which means watchman. As in
old days watches were worn by watchmen to
keep time for their shifts.
The current sexagesimal system (base of 60)
originated with the Sumerian people and passed
down from Babylonians to current modern era.

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Time keeping was essential since the dawn of
very first civilization. In old days of farming it
was essential to sow seeds, water, and reap fruits,
vegetables etc. at the correct time of day.
In the olden days people used water clocks,
sundials, candle clocks and hourglasses to keep
track of time.

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Then the breakthrough was the crown wheel
clocks that were mainstream from 14th to 18th
century. Though they were inaccurate in
showing the correct time.
This problem of inaccuracy was solved with the
invention of springs and pendulum power
clocks in 16th and 17th century. Such clocks
increased accuracy of time and became much
more common in homes.

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The greatest breakthrough in watch technology
was the invention of quartz oscillators watches.
The first quartz watch was invented by Warren
Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Labs in 1927.
The first quartz writswatch was produced by
Seiko in 1969 branded the Astron.

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The greatest breakthrough in watch technology
was the invention of quartz oscillators watches.
The first quartz watch was invented by Warren
Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Labs in 1927.
The first quartz writswatch was produced by
Seiko in 1969 branded the Astron.

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The latest advent in the history of watches was
the invention of digital watches. A digital watch
is a clock that displays time digitally and uses 50
or 60 hertz oscillation and is powered by an AC
source such as a battery.
What Next? The next frontier in the watch
industry especially in the wristwatch realm is the
coupling with other technology such as mobile
phone, iPod, pad's to create the next digital
frontier.

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