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The military leaders demanded all servicemen to wear wristwatches which would enable them to tell time with a quick glance rather than to have to dig into pockets-which was crucial while in battle.The year 1504 marked a major milestone in the history of timekeeping. It was then when Peter Henlein invented the first portable clock in Nuremberg, Germany.Those first watches were usually either carried in a pants or vest pocket attached to the end of a chain Omega Mini Constellation Womens Watch 1365.71, or they were worn as a pendant attached to the end of a chain or a cord suspended around the neck. Watches worn on the wrist made sporadic appearance as early as the late 1500s. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have worn a watch encased in a bracelet. One of the first people known to have worn a wristwatch is the French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He attached his pocket watch to his wrist with a cord.The first wristwatch was actually invented in 1868 by Swiss watchmaker, Patek Phillipe Omega Mini Constellation Womens Watch 1365.71.
