The watch is not only a fashion item, but it is also a great landmark in the global technological evolution. For many people, the use of this item goes beyond style, because it is related to the precision and prestige of the mechanism. 

We picked a few of the main fun facts about watches, so you can better understand its importance throughout the years:

1. The oldest clock in the world was called Gnômon, and it was created in Egypt, in 3,500 b.C. The mechanism used the sunlight and the shadow to tell the time.

2. After some time, there came the need to know the time during the night. That was when the water clock was created. This mechanism was used to count short periods of time, like a chronometer. 

3. The first portable clock was created in 1500 by the German Peter Heinlein. Because he lived in the city of Nuremberg, his invention was known as “the egg of Nuremberg,” because of its egg-shaped format.

4 .The analogical watches can be used as compasses. To be able to guide yourself, the 12 o’clock mark must be pointed to the sun, and you must trace an imaginary line that is divided into two similar parts. The angle formed by the hour needle and noon is North. 

5.The atomic watch has atoms that vibrate billions of times per second to offer a precise time. That way, the watch that features this mechanism will always have the right time.