Watches for Ladies
What was one time, in the earliest years of take-away wrist watches, thought to be unsuitable for gentlemen and only for ladies, has built today into a fashion utensil that everyone wants. In the meantime, the wristwatch is more than a tool 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 advancement was reached, which made it possible to house the mechanisms in an even smaller space. It was now possible to condense the clockworks in such a manner 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 exchanged by the wrist watch. It rapidly became the fashion to wear a wristwatch. It looked like the models sprouted from the ground and the variety grown with great speed. In the early years, however, wrist watches were used only by women. Gentlemen did not wear timepieces on their wrists. It just wasn’t done. 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 watches were still being wound, several inventions developed in relation to the mechanics. The automatic wristwatch emerged, which no longer had to be wound manually, but was wound automatically through the movement of the watch. Later, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz wristwatch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. ladies wristwatches
