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Just when did the mankind begin with "time" concept?
Just when did the mankind begin with "time" concept?
The first human ancestor to know from the dark days of the passage of time tomorrow. About 6000 years ago, the "clock" first on the stage of human history: a sundial in the kingdom of Babylon was born. People used to use a sundial, the shadow of the sun changes the length and direction timing. Four thousand years ago, Lou Ke come out, so people can know the time day and night. The appearance of clocks, it is 13 century for the future.
O before and after January 27 and South Devon area in northern Italy early mechanical clock appeared to bob for power, with the bell ringing every hour, automatic timekeeping. In 1336, the first public clock was installed in a church in Milan, in the next half century, the clock transmitted to the European countries, France, Germany, Italy, the church bell tower have been built.
Long, winding technology invented, greatly reducing the size of the clock. 151 O, the German system of out of pocket for the first time locksmith. That year, the production of watches and clocks seem to be limited to the locksmith's sideline, until then, the increasingly high demand for precision clocks, watches skill and sophistication, it appears a professional watchmaker.
18 O years, Napoleon's wife, Queen J. about lute-fen a watch specially designed for the princess, is the earliest known record on the watch. This is an emphasis on decoration, be made into bracelet-like watch. At that time, a man's world phoenix as the identity, status symbols of the pocket watch, watches, women's accessories were considered.
In 1885, the German navy to customize a large number of Swiss watchmaker watches, watches, practicality gained global recognition, is gradually gaining in popularity.
Beginning of this century. ROLEX (Rolex)'s predecessor - WILSDORF & DAVIS launched silver table and the ladies form a gentleman, a great success, led the research and development of various watch manufacturers compete to watch. Then on to watch the world-famous Swiss art, also led the way in making watches, ROLEX in 1926 to develop a fully waterproof watches "ROLEX OYSTER", in 1931 was the first automatically-winding Watch "OYSTER PERPETUAL" to the market. LONGINES (Longines) company to be outdone, the development of sophisticated air bell with the U.S. aviator Lindbergh fly across the Atlantic, became famous. In 1929, introduced a watch with a stopwatch function "CHRONOGRAPH", on this basis the following year to develop the flight with precision watches "CHRONOMETER".
The late sixties, mechanical watches, opened a new chapter in history: in 1969, Seiko watches, the company developed the world's first quartz digital watches, Japanese error reduced to 0.2 seconds or less. In 1972, the United States Hamilton invented the digital display watches, motor and gear disappeared from the watch.
Emerging new technologies, manufacturing watches, mechanical watches, but did not come to an end, although the greatly reduced production and manufacturing skills are preserved. In particular, the Swiss watch manufacturer like rolex,omega watch, ranking among the highest in the quartz watch today, still fond of mechanical watches, mechanical watches adhere to high-end production, and an endless stream of exports to the world.
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