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BRIEF HISTORY OF WATCHES:

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BRIEF HISTORY OF WATCHES:

      In the history of watches, wristwatches were primary worn by women. They were thought to be delicate for men who were working on fields. Men in those early days had high-quality pocket winding watches. This prompted more innovations to produce watches that would stand men activities. Men pressed the manufacturing companies to produce them. The pocket watches were modified for men to be worn as wristwatches during the first world war. This made the soldiers hands free for other activities. The birth of today’s wristwatch was born as we know it. In the years that followed, the stopwatch...

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WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING WATCH WINDER FOR AUTOMATIC WATCHES:

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WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING WATCH WINDER FOR AUTOMATIC WATCHES:

Watch winder has become a necessity item to have for mechanical automatic watches. Automatic watches have a self-winding mechanism that does not require regular winding. The mont tourbillion mechanism in the watch allows self-winding every time there is movement. As the owner's hand moves, the tourbillion winds the watch. This self-winding mechanism made of Japanese motor keeps the watch working until you put the watch down. When the watch is not used for a number of days, the mechanism stops watch running. The auto date in the watch also stops. This makes it very annoying to start by setting the...

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