Time is abstract, because the world becomes concrete with the record of the
table. We don’t wear watches, we wear history.Let me tell you about the
interesting history of watches。
The first watch worn on the wrist was designed for Queen Elizabeth I in the
mid 1800’s. Women of stature started wearing them, and at the time the
watches were covered with jewels – being able to tell time was secondary to
the fashion statement. Back then, men would not consider wearing a
wristwatch because they were thought to be women’s fashion item. That
changed during the world wars, as soldiers started wearing them as a purely
functional item. After the wars the soldiers returned home wearing the
watches and telling stories. The fate of the wristwatch was set. Who would
not want to be like a war hero?
Abraham-Louis Breguet was a Master Watchmaker first recognized around 1784.
He was born in Switzerland in 1747, his father died when he was only eleven
years old and his mother married his cousin, who was also a watchmaker.
Breguet became an apprentice in Versailles when he was fifteen years old and
during the following decade his destiny as a maker of fine watches was
sealed.
He was tutored in optics, mechanics, astronomy and physics by Abbot Joseph-
Fraincois Marie, who was a professor in Paris. A Master watchmaker named
Ferdinand Berthoud made Abbot an apprentice in the art of making watches of
the highest quality. A master watchmaker named Jean-Antoine Le’pine worked
closely with him on technical inventions. The inventions they designed are
still in use today. He opened a business of his own making in Paris in the
year 1775 selling fine watches. Two years later he invented an automatic
repeater watch for Marie-Antoinette, who was then Queen of France. He
received an interesting request in 1783: He was asked to design a watch for
an Officer of the Queen’s Guard that would integrate all the modern
developments of the age. No price or time limit was set. It was unfortunate
that the Queen died before she was able to see the n¡ã 160 watch which was
named after her. This amazing watch was placed in the Mayer Memorial Museum
in Jerusalem in 1968, where it was stolen and has never been found.
Today, wristwatches can be found in every shape, style, color, price range,
functionality and brand name you can think of. The neat thing about watches
is that they all say something about the person wearing the watch, even more
so than most jewelry. People look at a watch and instantly know something
about the wearer of the watch. Since replica watches are available at
affordable rates, you can buy as many as you desire. In addition to a watch
as a portable timepiece, a watch is a symbol of a person’s success, style,
and attitude. A high-quality luxury watch shows that you have the style,
taste, and trust in your efforts. Shopping for good quality replica watches
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