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What was once, in the earliest years of take-away wrist watches, thought to be unsuitable for men and only for women, has grown nowadays into a fashion utensil that everybody wants. Meanwhile, the wrist watch is no longer only a instrument to tell which time it is.

The turn of the 20th century on the wrist

With the turn of the 20th century, another level of technical progress was reached, which made it possible to put the mechanics in an even smaller space. It was now possible to condense the clockworks in such a way that one were able to fasten them to a wristband without a any trouble. The practical application of this innovational discovery let the pocket watch to be quickly exchanged by the wristwatch. It quickly became the fashion to wear a wrist watch. It looked like the models sprouted from the ground and the diversity grown with extended speed. In the early years, however, wristwatches were worn only by ladies. Gentlemen did not wear timepieces on their wrists.It just didn’t seem right. The war brought a change of mind concerning this. The soldiers quickly recognized the advantage of a watch on the wrist, which didn’t have to be pulled out of the bag first. And in this way, the wrist watch prevailed with the male sex.

Away from the mechanical – on to electronics

While the first wristwatches were still being wound, several innovations developed in relation to the mechanics. The automatic watch came out, which no longer had to be wound by hand, but was wound automatically through the movement of the watch. Afterwards, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz watch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. ladies wrist watches