Who has created the first watch?

Even today, when the simple wristwatch would seemingly be obsolete, watchmakers are continuing to produce and sell newer and more inventive timepieces. To understand the lasting appeal of the wristwatch, we need to look back at its origin and examine the many stages of its evolution.

After centuries and millennia’s of using watch designs that used the movement of the celestial bodies and flow of water to calculate the passage of time, modern human civilization finally achieved a mechanical and industrial environment in which precise clock could be made.

This Pomander Watch by Peter Henlein

Even though pages of history have forgotten about many watchmakers, Peter Henlein is an Innovator, the modern scientific community, a clockmaker from the Nuremberg, Germany. He is the father of the modern clock and the originator of the entire clock making industry that we know today.

Peter Henlein was born in 1485 in Nuremberg, Germany

Peter Henlein was born in 1485, and very little is known about his early life. It is most probable that he became an apprentice as a repairman and locksmith. In Nuremberg, he was one of the most famous locksmiths, who was especially praised for his ability to create a small spring-powered brass clock which was then very rare and expensive. With such popularity, it was not strange that local and distant nobility contacted him on a regular basis, demanding ever more beautiful and smaller clock designs. As far as historical records are concerned, Peter’s first clock was made in 1510, and by 1541 he was well known for his craft and has been tasked on building not only small clocks but also big tower clock for Lichtenau castle.

The Henlein pocket watch dispute

This Pomander Watch by Peter Henlein in 1505

Even though his spring designs made lose several hours during one day’s work or even portable with around 3 inches in size. The clocks that were made by Peter Henlein soon became a sensation in Europe scientific circles and later on by the general European population.

Nowadays, Peter Henlein is regarded as a father of modern clocks even though he was not the first locksmith that made small clock designs or was responsible for the discovery of key clock components. He died in 1547 knowing that his invention will live forever.

Peter Henlein died in 1547, Nuremberg 

Peter Henlein, Nuremberg 

Best Watch's Brand Name

Watches come in various types and sizes. There are many watches that are differentiated based on the design of watches as well as the way they show time. Some of these watches are also handcrafted and loved more because of it. Few of the watches also show various time zones adhering to other countries. It is developed based on the spring-powered clocks of the 17th century. It is motorized by twisting a mainspring and the time is preserved with an oscillating balance wheel.

The following are the best watch brands across the world.

20. Ebel 

Ebel is a watchmaking company founded in Switzerland during the year 1911. Over the years of excellence, Ebel manufactures fine Swiss watches by using their technical expertise and unique style.

 

19. Festina 

A Spanish watchmaking company, Festina was founded in the year 1902. The company is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. The watches are designed and crafted in factories across Spain and China.

 

18. Longines 

Longines is the world’s leading watch manufacturing company that is located in Switzerland since 1832. At present, it is set up in almost 150 countries across the globe. The various collections of the watches are elegance, watchmaking tradition, equestrian, sport, and heritage.

17. Rado 

Rado is very popular among the watch brand and A Swiss company that manufactures watches. Founded in the year 1917, it is headquartered in Switzerland. Rado makes use of high-tech ceramic for watchmaking ever since its origin. The surface of the watches is metallic or matte that is fashioned in many colors.

 

16. Tissot 

Also regarded as one of the top watch brands across the globe, Tissot designs and develops luxury watches for men and women. Tissot is a Swiss company since 1853. Over the years, the company has produced high-quality watches that suit the user's needs.

 

15. Gucci 

An Italian brand, Gucci is a luxury brand of leather and fashion goods. It is the highest-selling Italian brand that is recognized worldwide. It operates in about 278 stores across the globe. It also provides its products as a wholesaler to various franchisees and other stores.

 

14. Piaget 

Piaget is into crafting luxury watches and jewelry since 1874. It designs and develops its watch movements in-house. Piaget watches are intended to suit the needs of all people.

 

13. Tag Heuer 

A luxury watchmaking company, Tag Heuer, designs, manufactures, and markets watch. It is headquartered in Switzerland and has about 150 years of experience in this watchmaking. Tag Heuer is an amazing company that continuously transformed the making of watch ever since its occurrence in the year 1860.

   

12. Bulgari 

Bvlgari was founded by the Greek goldsmith Sotirios Voulgaris who Italianized his name into Bvlgari to officially settle in Italy in 1884. In 2011 that the Italian brand was acquired by the French luxury group LVMH. Bvlgari is arguably one of the world's most revered and recognized jewelry brands.

11. Movado 

A Swiss watchmaker company, Movado was founded in the year 1881. Having many years of experience in watch manufacturing, Movado has received about 200 international awards for its design and technology used in watchmaking.

   

10. Fossil 

Fossil is an American lifestyle and watches manufacturing company. It is deeply rooted in its reliable antique and design. Fossil creates many high-quality products like watches, jewelry, bags, and many more products. Their watches are designed traditionally with renewed types and materials.

   

9. Chopard 

Founded in 1860, Chopard is a watch manufacturing company that produces high accuracy watches and jewelry. It is known for its quality craftsman and authenticity. Over the years Chopard has entered into the luxury brands of watches and jewelry. 

8. Patek Phillippe 

Patek Phillippe is a watch manufacturing company that is headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in the year 1839. Started with pocket watches, now it is into manufacturing watches that use the latest technologies and are complicated. 

 

7. Swatch 

Also considered as a top watch brand, Swatch is headquartered in Biel, Switzerland and founded in the year 1983. Their main product is wristwatches.

 

6. Casio 

Casio is an electronics manufacturing company that is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It manufactures various products like mobile phones, calculators, watches and many more. Casio watches are a popular brand and the watches provide active and quick support for people who set the step ahead of the pack

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5. Omega 

Also regarded as a top watch manufacturing company, Omega is headquartered in Bienne, Switzerland. The Omega watches are planned in such a way that the customers get the right company to depend on. It will provide users with beauty and accuracy. 

 

4. Seiko 

The world’s first GPS solar watch was introduced under the name Seiko Astron during the year 2012. This watch has brought glories to this company and was recognized worldwide. Seiko aims at applying their innovations in the design of the watches and also to generate an emotional bonding with the customers. The company also aims at meeting the requirements of the customers and generate a value for the customers.

   

3. Cartier 

Also regarded as a top watch brand, Cartier brand of watches were introduced during the year 1918. It has various collections of watches for both men and women. 

 

2. Citizen 

Citizen is a watchmaking company that is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It endorses creativity and excellence in their manufacturing. The design and quality it makes are astonishing. 

 

1. Rolex

 Rolex is a watch manufacturing company that is headquartered in Switzerland. It is a very prestigious brand. These watches are well-fashioned from the premium raw materials and are assembled together. All the components of the watches are designed and manufactured in-house that meets the standards. It is considered as one of the world’s largest single luxury watch brand and produces more than 2000 watches per day.

 

Top High Price Watches

Nowadays, few people to wear a "regular watch" these days. There are fewer people now who prefer to wear a traditional watch; and fewer who collect. Those that do collect them have an abject interest in the inner workings of a watch. Others find joy in collecting the most expensive ones even if those clocks are similar to another regular watch. Here are the top 10 most expensive watches in the world currently.

10. Hublot Big Bang (US$5 Million)

The Hublot Big Bang is completely diamond-encrusted. It has a 1.73-inch (44mm). Totally, this Watch has up to 1,282 diamond

Hublot Big Bang

9. Vacheron Constantin 57260 (US$8 Million) 

Another fairly complicated watch, the Vacheron Constantin has 57 complications, some of which are unique including multiple calendars and a double retrograde split-seconds chronograph. It has a whopping 2,800 parts and the pushbuttons are enclosed within a white gold casing. It's made by a single craftsman, with traditional techniques such as bevelling, circular graining and more.

Vacheron Constantin 57260

8. Patek Philippe REF 1518 (US$11.1 Million) 

Sold in 2016, this Patek Philippe watch was sold at US$11.1 million. Introduced as far back as 1941 during the World War, it was the first watch that had a perpetual calendar with chronograph. The steel watch is 35mm in diameter.

 Patek Philippe REF 1518

7. Paul Newman Rolex Daytona (US$18 Million) 

Priced at the same point as the Jacob & Co. Billionaire watch, this Rolex Daytona watch was worn by a famous American actor, the late Paul Newman. This Rolex dates back to 1968 and was a gift from Newman's wife Joanne Woodward. It was sold for $17.7 million at an auction in 2017.

Paul Newman Rolex Daytona

6. Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch (US$18 Million) 

This watch has over 260-carat baguette-cut diamonds and is a true statement piece. Under the diamonds, there is a white gold encasing for the actual watch. The hour markers are also made of diamonds. It has a power reserve of 72 hours.

Jacob & Co. Billionaire Watch

5. Patek Philippe Supercomplication (US$ 24 Million) 

True to its name, the workings of this particular Patek Philippe pocket watch is very complicated. It's named after a banker called Henry Graves who commissioned Philippe. Made out of 18-carat gold, it remains the world's most complicated watch built by hand - with over 24 different functions.

 Patek Philippe Supercomplication

4. Chopard 201 Carat (US$ 25 Million) 

This Chopard watch is made of colorful stones. It contains 874 diamonds in different colors and sizes. At the center, there is a 15.37-carat heart-shaped pink diamond, a 12.79-carat blue diamond, and an 11.36-carat D-color diamond.

Chopard 201 Carat

3. Breguet No. 160 (US$30 Million)

 It's not because of this pocket watch but in fact that it was made for famous French queen Marie-Antoinette.

Breguet No. 160

2. Graff Diamond's Fascination (US$40 Million)

Another watch for those that enjoy sparkles and bling, this watch by Graff Diamonds has 114 carats of colorless diamonds. It looks like a statement in itself. The diamond dial is shaped like a drop.

Graff Diamond's Fascination

1. Graff Diamonds Hallucination (US$55 Million) 

This watch is expensive for not as much as its inner workings, but the fact that it has 110 carats of extremely rare colored diamonds.

Graff Diamonds Hallucination

About

In this new blog, we will talk about a little bit of technology that people use every day. Everyone has a watch or clock at home, but most of us didn't know "how was the watch formed or who has created it first?". This blog will answer you about those questions and tell a bit more about the famous watch's brand name.

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