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2. Watch - Wikipedia

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   By the end of the war, almost all enlisted men wore a wristwatch (or wristlet), and after they were demobilized, the fashion soon caught on: the British Horological Journal wrote in 1917, that "the wristlet watch was little used by the sterner sex before the war, but now is seen on the wrist of nearly every man in uniform and of many men in ...

3. Christopher Ward (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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   Christopher Ward (London), founded by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis in 2004, is a British watch company. It was the first online-only luxury watch retailer selling timepieces directly to the consumer. [1] Christopher Ward watches are designed in England and manufactured in Switzerland. [2]

4. John Harwood (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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   The watches were first shown at the Basel Fair in 1926. [4] He set up the Harwood Self-Winding Watch Company in 1928 to market the watches in the UK, but the company failed in September 1931, not having sufficient financial resources to withstand the effects of the Great Depression. The watches also proved difficult to mass-produce and very ...

5. List of watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Names in this list require an article about the watch brand or watchmaker This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

6. List of watchmakers - Wikipedia

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   first wrist watch. Georges Louis Ruedin (1870–1935), Swiss watch producer, Berner Jura, director of the Société Horlogère Reconvilier. Jens Olsen (1872–1945), Danish clockmaker, Ribe, astronomical world clock in Copenhagen. Jämes Pellaton (1873–1954), Swiss watchmaker, Le Locle, tourbillon.

7. History of watches - Wikipedia

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   A 16th-century portable drum watch with sundial. The 24-hour dial has Roman numerals on the outer band and Hindu–Arabic numerals on the inner one. [1]The history of watches began in 16th-century Europe, where watches evolved from portable spring-driven clocks, which first appeared in the 15th century.