Everything you need to know about wristwatches(watch for men)
Creation
The first known model of the wristwatch was created around 1814 by the watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet, commissioned by Carolina Murat, Princess of Naples and sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Later, in 1868, the invention is attributed to Athoni Patek and Adrien Phillipe, founders of the watch and luxury goods company Patek-Phillipe.
Popularization
In the beginning, wristwatches were popularized as a typically feminine accessory. But, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Brazilian aeronaut Santos Dumont needed a practical way of measuring the time of his flights, as his hands were always full. So he asked his jeweler friend, Louis Cartier, to make him a special wristwatch. Cartier then put a leather strap on one of the largest models of women's wristwatches in his collection and offered it to Santos-Dumont. This episode leads to Santos Dumont being considered the main responsible for the popularization of the wristwatch among men. The First World War was the definitive landmark in the use of the wristwatch, as soldiers needed a practical way to tell the time.
Types of Clock and Operation
Now that we know a little more about the history of wristwatches, we can learn about their different types and how they work.
Manual Wrist Watches
Manual watches are the ones you need to wind up to turn their gears. This type of watch was very successful until 1920, but fell into disuse due to its lack of practicality. Basically its operation is done by a wheel, which oscillates from one side to the other, winding the clock and making the hands move.
Automatic Wrist Watches
Automatic watches are those that only need the natural movement of your wrist to stay active. This type of watch is still used today, but it lost a lot of space in the market for quartz and digital watches. Its operation is similar to that of manual watches, the change is in a part called a rotor, which rotates when the user moves the arm, winding the watch, making it work.(men's watch)