Ladies Wrist Watches
What was once, in the earliest years of take-away watches, thought to be unsuitable for gentlemen and only for ladies, has developed now into a fashion utensil that every man has. Meantime, the watch is no longer only a instrument to tell the time.
The turn of the 20th century on the wrist
With the turn of the 20th century, a different level of technical advancement was given, which made it possible to house the mechanisms in an even smaller space. It was now possible to design 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 breakthrough let the pocket watch to be quickly replaced by the wristwatch. It rapidly became the fashion to wear a wrist watch. It seemed like the models sprouted from the ground and the variety developed with great 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 realized 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 wrist watches were still being wound, some inventions developed in relation to the mechanics. The automatic watch emerged, which no longer had to be wound by hand, but was wound automatically through the movement of the clock. Afterwards, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz wristwatch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. women watches
