The wristwatch was invented by Santos Dumont. The idea of tying a watch on the wrist for better control of their flight times. It's unclear, but another reason is that during the flights, he would have difficulty to get the clock from the pocket. Santos Dumont then ordered his friend jeweler Louis Cartier, a clock that was attached to the wrist, so that he could better time their experiences air.

In March 1904 Cartier presented to it which is erroneously considered the first wristwatch in the world, called Santos, with leather strap. However, wrist watches, were already known and used before. What happened is that props were mainly women and were generally custom. Indeed, the Santos Dumont had the popularization of the wristwatch for men. The First World War was the final in March in the use of the watch, because the soldiers needed a practical way to know the time.

Wristwatch History

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