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    When was the first wrist watch?

    Question #90996. Asked by star_gazer. (Jan 10 08 2:06 PM)


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    		In 1504, the first portable (but not very accurate) timepiece was invented in Nuremberg, Germany by Peter Henlein.

    The first reported person to actually wear a watch on the wrist was the French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). With a piece of string, he attached his pocket watch to his wrist.

    http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/clock.htm

    Jan 10 08, 2:32 PM

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