How Quartz Watches Have Revolutionized The Watch Industry
Posted on June 9, 2008 | Tagged with: crystals, date, digital, quartz watches, stopwatch, time, wristwatch | Leave a Comment
Author: Gregg Hall
Everyone knows Quartz watches. The brand name is so famous and has been with us so long even the poorest people in the world have heard of them. They may of even owned one. They are possibly the most popular form of watch in the world. More than likely most of us have owned a Quartz at some point in our lives.
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How Clocks And Watches Have Evolved Over Time
Posted on June 6, 2008 | Tagged with: atomic clock, cesium, digital, luxury, quartz watch, watch, wristwatch | Leave a Comment
Author: Gregg Hall
Time is precious to all of us. We run our lives by knowing what time it is. Pick Johnny up from school at 4, cook tea at 5 in time for Phillip’s arrival at 7.30. Finally sit down at eight for the next episode of Eastenders. The world is run by time whether we like it not and where would be without it. It stops us from being lazy and it organizes our days.
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How And Why Wrist Watches Were First Created
Posted on May 28, 2008 | Tagged with: digital, fashion statement, pocket watches, quartz, quartz watch, rolex, time, watch, wristwatch | Leave a Comment
Author: Gregg Hall
The first watches were pocket watches used by rich men. A popular fashion item among gentry they were kept in the top pocket of a long waistcoat. They were also extremely large and bulky back then.
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How The Wristwatch Has Evolved Over The Years
Posted on May 1, 2008 | Tagged with: status symbol, time, watch, wristlets, wristwatch | Leave a Comment
Author: Gregg Hall
Today the wrist watch is a very popular piece of jewelry. The wrist watch can be seen on many wrists where ever you go. Many people wear watches not only for its practical use to see the time, but as a symbol of their status. Men and women alike wear wrist watches on a daily basis, this however was not always the case.
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Evolution Of The Watch
Posted on April 10, 2008 | Tagged with: patek philippe, pendulum clock, pocket watches, spring powered clocks, watch, wristwatch | Leave a Comment
Author: Gregg Hall
The watch as we know it today came into being out of the necessity of portability in the shipping and navigation industry in the early 15th century. The problem they had was that while the latitude could be measured by looking at the stars, the only way to determine longitude was by comparing the midday time of the local longitude to a European meridian like Paris or Greenwich. This was a very unreliable way of doings things until John Harrison introduced the chronometer.
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