The Evolution of Watches

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Coiled metal spring watch; Renaissance

    Coiled metal spring watch; Renaissance
    The spring coiled watch was the first mobile watch, it was made so that the weight contributed to the time keeping,
  • Jul 19, 1580

    Started with small market of mobile watches

     Started with small market of mobile watches
    It contributed to an experiment made by Galileo, and it was too imprecise to keep the minutes and seconds, only the hours
  • The watch was improved

    The watch was improved
    The pocket watch was still in the heads of people but now it had minutes and hours, still no seconds.
  • The first wrist watch

    The first wrist watch
    Patek Pilippe made the first wrist watch and it was also the first to have seconds.
  • First wrist watch company; Rolex

     First wrist watch company; Rolex
    A swiss, Hans Wilsdorf created Rolex, A wrist watch company
  • Wrist watch was predominantly wore by women.

     Wrist watch was predominantly wore by women.
    The wrist watch started to be wore by women because men felt like it was girly to have it showing. So men went back to pocket watches.
  • First digital watch

    First digital watch
    Omega Watch com, makes the first digital watch, most people ignore this watch because they find it too simple.
  • The pocket watch becomes obsolete

    The pocket watch becomes obsolete
    People begin wearing digital watches, and wrist watches are still used but pocket watches become obsolete, this means that pocket watches are not common.
  • The introduction to Smart watches

    The introduction to Smart watches
    Alexis McCrossen wrote that with the introduction of smartwatches, the pocket-to-wrist cycle may repeat itself.
  • The Release of the Apple Watch

    The Release of the Apple Watch
    The Apple Watch will change the world forever, as it includes, bluetooth, GPS, apps. ect
  • The release of the Apple Watch 2

    The release of the Apple Watch 2
    An upgrade to the original, but now has water proofing up to 50 meters.
  • The release of the Apple Watch Nike plus edition

    The release of the Apple Watch Nike plus edition
    Two of the biggest companies in the world join and make a watch, this shows the importance that watches have.
  • Whatches will have a curved screen

    Whatches will have a curved screen
    Watches will have a curved screen for better comfort,
  • Watches show you important information in sports

    Watches show you important information in sports
    Watches will show you important info while you . are playing sports, in the picture it is showing you important information about golf
  • A smart watch in a Regular, pocket watch on the wrist

     A smart watch in a Regular, pocket watch on the wrist
    Companies will want to put the inside of a smart watch in the body and frame of a casual watch, so people will have the technology they need in the frame of a casual watch like Rolex, Casio, and many more.