Peter Heinlein's Life And Accomplishments

Peter Heinlein, born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1485 is the father of the modern clock, Also Heinlein is the inventor of the entire clock making industry. There is not known about Peter’s early life, we know that he became apprentice as a repair man and locksmith in 1504. Later Peter became the most famous locksmith he is particularly praised for “his ability to create small spring-powered brass clock which were then very rare and expensive” (historyofwatch.com). The first clock was made in 1510, and by 1541 he was known for his craft and has built not only small clocks but also big tower clock at Lichtenau castle. Peter is considered the inventor of the watch, because he was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental Taschenuhren this is a portable clock which were often worn as pendants or attached to clothing.

A swiss watch manufacturer Patek Philippe who made this watch for it to be worn primarily as a piece of decorative jewelry. The men’s wristwatch wasn’t invented until over thirty years later in 1904. Alberto Santos Dumont a pilot asked, Louis Cartier if he could come up with a timekeeping alternative that would allow him to keep both hands on the controls so he could time his performances during flight. Cartier and his watchmaker, Edmond Jaeger, developed a prototype for a man’s wristwatch, they called it The Santos wristwatch. The Santos first went on sale in 1911. Men still didn’t by the watches because they thought the watch look to feminine. Soldiers were given wristwatches, that were called ‘trench watches,’ in WWI. This help them to view the time easily with their hands full. At the end of the war, soldiers returned home wearing their trench wristwatches and the public perception of manly-men wearing wristwatches, people no longer affiliated wristwatches as a woman’s