History of watches

From the middle of 19th century it was the timing belt loaded wall charts, worn on the wrist use, gradually improved, reduced size, landscaping style, developed into a watch.

The first watch in the world was founded in 1868 by Patek Philippe manufacture to the Hungarian Countess Koscowicz. But this form of clocks, is not popular at the time.

In 1904, business French businessman Louis Francois Cartier jewelry received complaints from pilots friends yabotuo·sangtuosi·dumeng: when flying to very difficult pocket watch out of his pocket, and wanted him to help solve the problem, so that can be seen during the flight of time. Cartier came up with a belt and buckle, pocket watches and put hands on method to solve the problem of friends. And tied the hands of the watch now watch.

1911 Cartier officially to commercialize this form of clock, introduced the famous Santos watch. Since then, watches began to spread.

Experience a century of improved, 1967 Swiss people first will quartz clock made quartz table, watches zhihou also by manual/automatically Shang clockwork of form, development to with quartz, and electronic, power displayed time, and mixed has more simple of other function, for example timing, and moon phases, and measure pulse,; modern watches watches increased has more complex of function, as: electronic hand account, and MP3, and phone, form. And some of the watches also turned into jewelry, key is no longer displayed, but in their designs, brands, materials (such as precious metals and diamonds) and other features.