Men Watches
What was once, in the earliest years of portable watches, believed to be unsuitable for men and only for ladies, has got today into a fashion utensil that everyone has. Meantime, the wrist watch is no longer only a tool 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 put the mechanisms in an even smaller space. It was now possible to design the clockworks in such a manner that one could fasten them to a wristband without a any trouble. The practical application of this innovational breakthrough allowed the pocket watch to be quickly exchanged 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 immense speed. In the early years, however, wrist watches were worn only by women. 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 wristwatch prevailed with the male sex.
Away from the mechanical - on to electronics
While the first wristwatches were still being wound, several inventions developed in relation to the mechanics. The automatic wristwatch came out, which no longer had to be wound by hand, but was wound automatically through the movement of the clock. Later, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz watch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. Men’s watches
