Watches for Women
What was once, in the earliest years of portable wirstwatches, seen to be unsuitable for gentlemen and only for ladies, has got today into a fashion utensil that everyone wants. Meantime, the wristwatch 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 made, which made it possible to house the mechanisms in an even smaller space. It was now possible to design the clockworks in such a way that people could fasten them to a wristband without a any trouble. The practical application of this new breakthrough allowed the pocket watch to be quickly exchanged by the wristwatch. It quickly became the fashion to wear a wristwatch. It appeared like the models sprouted from the ground and the diversity produced with immense speed. In the early years, however, wristwatches were worn only by ladies. Gentlemen 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 wristwatch prevailed with the male sex.
Away from the mechanical - on to electronics
While the first 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 wrist watch. Afterwards, at the end of the 20’s, the quartz wristwatch was invented. Time was indicated here by the so-called electronic oscillating circuit. women watches