Watches - Our Fascination With Time

Since ages, people have been obsessed by keeping track of time

. People tried to use their shadows to tell the time based on the position of the sun. They have used devices like sundials and candles before the timepieces that we know came into being. There have been many inventions and wonderful devices for telling time. A number of timepieces are now being used for a variety of purposes.

Our whole lives are dictated by time. We have to get to work on time and have to complete deadlines. Babies begin by eating or drinking at certain times and we have what is called a biological clock that dictates when we will sleep use the bathroom and eat. If we do not obey our biological clock, our health suffers.

Sundials are some of the world's oldest clocks and adorn public and private gardens all over the world. They are simple devices, which do a good job of telling the time, by the position of the sun, but of course, they cannot work if the sun is not out. The British king Alfred invented a candle clock. It burnt in 8-hour increments and was accurate. It worked by markings on the candle and was a reasonable timekeeper on rainy day. However, people needed timepieces that are more accurate.

All sorts of devices were used including the water-clock and the hourglass, but eventually in 1504, a man named Peter Henlein invented the pocket timepiece, supposedly. This was not one of the most accurate timekeepers and was used to estimate time. Mainly the rich people used to put the timepiece around their necks or attach it to clothing. This became the famous fob watch of the 19th century.

In 1868, wrist timepieces were introduced. At first, these were considered a toy for women and no self-respecting man was willing to wear them. However, with the advent of the First World War the usefulness of this form of timepiece became apparent. Now both sexes wear wrist timepieces with pride. In fact, some have become quite a status symbol.

There are now many websites selling designer timepieces. There are many famous brands that cost a bit and are definitely status statements. There are distinctions between men and women timepieces. Men will have stronger sturdier ones and women's timepieces will be smaller and be more like jewelry. They often have expensive gems like diamonds decorating the timepiece and are of course quite expensive.

Other timekeepers are used for sports and there are even some used for diving into considerable depths. Now these timepieces are used for space travel and have a quite sophisticated mechanism.

Modern watches have the date as well as the time. Some even have stopwatches incorporated with them. They are accurate and they tell time right down to the last second. We have come a long way from the simple sundial to these technical wonders. People will always be fascinated by time but now we have accurate timepieces to help us tell time down to the last second.

by: Kurt Ross

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