Now-famous brands such as Heuer, LeCoultre & Cie, Cartier, and Ulysse Nardin are some of the companies that came out of this pocket watch boom. As watches became popular, wristwatches were considered only for the purview of ladies as they were worn on the wrist and were aesthetically viewed as a bracelet. Lever escapement didn’t become popular until the mid-19th century when pocket watch production got cheaper, and everyone started to buy. This movement made watches far more accurate and is still used in most mechanical watches. Watches got a major upgrade in 1755 with the invention of lever escapement by Thomas Mudge.
He also created a cylindrical escapement, and this invention allowed for the creation of flat watches. The above traveling clock watch utilized a balance spring, a device he created with scientist Robert Hooke, that made the watches more accurate than in the past. Tompion (1639-1713) was called the “Father of English Clockmaking” due to his tinkering with how watches were made. It looks vaguely like the now-familiar pocket watch. You can always change your preference by visiting 'Cookie Settings' at the bottom of the page.Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Because we respect your right to privacy, optional cookies are not set unless you enable them. We would like to set optional cookies to give you a better user experience and to assist us in understanding how visitors use our site. We use Strictly Necessary cookies to make our website work. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience.
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