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First Wrist Watches (Part 4 of 5)

As with many fashion trends in the past, the wristwatch was done first by royalty fashion - specifically Queen Elizabeth I, who was given in the late 1500s. It was an adaptation of the pocket watch made more feminine and used as decoration accessory.

The very first watches were used extensively designed exclusively for women and bracelets called. The men of the late 19th century and 20th century still preserves the notion time using a pocket watch. They considered that the mitt a fashion trend that, like everyone else, come and go and watch the at that time will never be considered by men as more than a shake of the head of a woman for women.

The wristwatch as a useful tool for properly maintaining when the man actually began as a necessity in times of war. The British army in their fight against South Africa in the Pig War in 1900 clocks pocket attached to your wrist so that they could keep their weapons and still synchronized maneuvers with other troops. The first wristwatches for men were promoted to military men to enter active duty. Many of these influential men find the convenience of not fishing in a pocket of his watch indispensable, even after returning from the field.

Changes in bracelets also added to the popularity of the wristwatch for men and women. The pieces of flexible band who joined the open-faced guard makes it easy to hold a leather strap that keeps the watch securely, attached to the wrist. Now it was the edition watches military standard for the allied troops of the First World War

In 1915, the Rolex Watch Company, formerly known as Wilsdorf and Davis, was founded. Hans Wilsdorf liked the idea of a wrist watch for men and women and worked to improve accuracy. Rolex was recognized as a leader in this research and received the first chronometer wristwatch award from the School of Watchmaking Bienne.

In the mid 1920s, after the war, the men began to associate with the bracelet brave heroes who fought and no longer considered only for women. Rolex took over this new image and continued until the 1950s to Watches marketed specifically to men. Professional, masculine style watches were developed for use by men in various fields of work.

The development of new technologies to track time and perform other functions of a cell phone or planner can lead to a time when the clock will least one important way to keep time and more than a fashion accessory or status symbol. But let's be honest, if someone asks if you know the time, your first instinct is lifting the wrist or not you remembered to put on your watch!

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Thomas Young is a watch collector. Visit http://www.internationalwatchclub.com for information on over 200 different brands of watches, including popular brands like Citizen Watch and Rolex Watch. It is purely an informational site.

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First Wrist Watches (Part 4 of 5)

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