First clock-watches The first known clock-watches, wearable timepieces that struck the hours, appeared in the early 1500s in the German cities of Nuremburg and Augsburg. They were typically worn around the neck on a pendant. Clockmaker Peter Henlein, who was from Nuremberg and active during the early 1500s, is credited with making the first portable clock-watch with a spring mechanism.[1] The above image shows one of the earliest watches, made in 1505. Also see the Silver-cased Chaise Clock-watch by Edward East, and the Silver Verge Clock-watch by Johannes Bayes. Both were made around 1660 and are coming soon to Clocktime. There is also the Silver Pair-cased Verge Chaise Clock-watch by Thomas Tompion around 1677, also coming soon to Clocktime. End Note [1] Although Henlein’s watches are the earliest to survive, many other clockmakers were certainly creating similar devices around the same time. Image Credit PHN - Watch 1505. LBEAS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PHN_-_Watch_1505.jpeg
