What we wear today as wrist watches was an invention of a certain individual, this was as a result of thinking out side the box that led to this invention. the first portable time piece was invented by Peter Henlein in 1504.
still, the portable piece can't be attached to the wrist or any part of the body for easy use. then, a young man called Blaise Pascal thought about attaching this portable piece to his wrist with a piece of string.
you have to know that early wrist watches was worn by women alone, this signified the quest for fashion by women as early as 1504. though, by then, most wrist watches were fragile and doesn't last longer as wrist watches do nowadays.
Wrist watches from this time period were not as reliable as pocket watches and easily ruined by rain or dirt.improvement to wrist watches were made at early 20th century during the world war 1. so, wrist watches were worn by soldiers in the trench. hence, it became fashionable for men to wear wrist watches in a replacement to the pocket watches.
Time is the father of invention, and invention moves with time.
still, the portable piece can't be attached to the wrist or any part of the body for easy use. then, a young man called Blaise Pascal thought about attaching this portable piece to his wrist with a piece of string.
you have to know that early wrist watches was worn by women alone, this signified the quest for fashion by women as early as 1504. though, by then, most wrist watches were fragile and doesn't last longer as wrist watches do nowadays.
Wrist watches from this time period were not as reliable as pocket watches and easily ruined by rain or dirt.improvement to wrist watches were made at early 20th century during the world war 1. so, wrist watches were worn by soldiers in the trench. hence, it became fashionable for men to wear wrist watches in a replacement to the pocket watches.
Time is the father of invention, and invention moves with time.