OkapiOO1.What's wrong with you? Both watches - the one in the ring (1585) and the one in the emerald - are small enough to be worn on a wrist. Not like a super slim modern wristwatch, but nevertheless. And of course it doesn't mean that such small watches were actually used as a wristwatches, but they were small enough for the purpose.
Hi EmreI thought we can put together the years, the makers to trace it further and dig in.I don't think that all makers were into writ-watches back then,so for the sake of having all under one topic :
These are all from the 'La Federation Horlogere Suisse ' :
2 Sept 1906
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2 Sept 1906
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3 Nov 1907
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1 Mar 1908
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Again, from May, 1888, Lincoln, Nebraska.Hi Emre
The 1906 advert I have.
I also have 1908 showing both mans and womans version.
I know that the first publication of this advert was 1904 ( I can not locate it yet) but do have the 1906 copy.
The earliest wristwatch (ladies) advert I have is 1892. (I already posted a picture as proof)
Can anyone get older than that?
Regards
adam
In his Histoire de Port Royal, Gazier notes that Pascal (1623-1662) wore his watch on his wrist. In May 1927, L'Horloger published a vintage engraving showing four horses drawing a chassis on wheels. One of the riders clearly has a watch attached to his sleeve. The scene recalls a wager thrown down by the Earl of March, future Marquess of Queensberry, for a four-wheeled carriage to travel 19 miles in an hour. An attempt was made on August 29th, 1750 and the distance covered in 53 minutes and 27 seconds. The 1772 Almanach du Dauphin makes reference to the bracelet-watches and ring-watches of a Parisian watchmaker on Rue de Buci. An entry in the ledgers of Jacquet-Droz et Leschot in Geneva for 1790 describes "a watch that can be set into a bracelet." While both private and museum collections include numerous ring-watches from various eras, the oldest-known surviving bracelet-watches date from the very early nineteenth century,
HiThe design of the ladies watch is very similar to the one in your 1892 advert.
A bracelet watch identical to the one that eddywatch owns, this one from 1887, his own he believes to be circa 1890 as mentioned in another post:
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Yep, it could have been his pocket watch, we just do not know.
Rare late 18th century pearl set gold bracelet watch with visible balance. Row of paste borders the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel hands.
Circa 1790
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The original webpage: http://www.antique-watch.com/idxa/wrist.html
is no longer awailable
Found on:
Wrist watches, Cowboy photos etc - TheShootists.co.uk
I have no idea if the dating is correct, nor do I have any other info on that watch.
So you agree that they exist, but they were rare and not one survived to this date. Or perhaps, if the one I've just posted is indeed from 1790, at least one did survive;-)So I agree to journal.hautehorlogerie
I am not sure if they existed, I study Horology not clairvoyance.So you agree that they exist, but they were rare and not one survived to this date. Or perhaps, if the one I've just posted is indeed from 1790, at least one did survive;-)
Not all forums are open like WUS. Some require you to join before you can see their posts. This picture will not display for those of us who are not logged in members of the forum from which you linked it. So the vast majority of us can not see it.The design of the ladies watch is very similar to the one in your 1892 advert.
A bracelet watch identical to the one that eddywatch owns, this one from 1887, his own he believes to be circa 1890 as mentioned in another post:
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This is what I would call a personal attacking response. It has no place on WUS. Please be more careful in your future postings.What's wrong with you?...