Watches

HISTORY OF WATCHES
In the Middle Ages clocks were driven by heavy weights that made them stationary. Spring clocks were invented in the 15th Century which made them light enough so that by the 16th Century small clocks could be carried by a person leading to the development of the pocket watch which was carried in the pocket and hung on a chain. In the 20th Century the pocket watch was replaced by the wrist watch. The electronic quartz watch was introduced in 1969 which is more accurate and more convenient than the spring driven mechanical watch and has largely replaced it. Now we also have digital watches although the quartz watch remains popular.

You can find fashionable watches with hand made beaded wire wrapped watch straps at Beadshaper Gallery