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varianor
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:26 pm    Post subject: Earliest Watch? Reply with quote

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Check this story out:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8313893.stm

A painting from the 1500s with an early watch. It appears to have just one hand, but it already has a closing cover. It suggests to me that watches may have already been made for a few year before that. (The speculation is that it's German.) Miniaturizing clock movements requires some thought and engineering.
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