Mens Wrist Watches
What was at one time, in the earliest years of take-away wirstwatches, seen to be unsuitable for gentlemen and only for ladies, has got nowadays into a fashion utensil that everyone has. Meanwhile, the watch is more than 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 reached, which made it possible to put the mechanics in an even smaller space. It was now possible to condense the clockworks in such a manner that one could fasten them to a wristband without a problem. 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 wristwatch. It appeared like the models sprouted from the ground and the variety grown with great speed. In the early years, however, wrist watches were worn only by ladies. Men 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 pocket first. And in this way, the wrist watch prevailed with the male sex.
Away from the mechanical - on to electronics
While the first wrist watches were still being wound, several innovations 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 watch. Afterwards, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz wrist watch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. Men’s watches
