21 years: 2005 - 2026

The History of Watches

In this section I have eight subsections which can be accessed from the drop down menu:

• Early Clocks and Watches is about the development of watches from early spring driven clocks.
• English Watchmaking is about the watchmaking industry in England.
• Swiss and French Watchmaking is about the watchmaking industry in Switzerland and France.
• Invention of the Wristwatch discusses myths about the invention of the wristwatch.
• Wristlets and Converters is about forerunners to the man's wristwatch.
• Early Wristwatches is about the first purpose made men's wristwatches.
• Great War Trench Watches is about wristwatches and officer's trench watch of the First World War (WW1).
• Waterproof Watches is about the development of the waterproof watch.