Watch Facts
We are on letter Ww of the gratitude alphabet.
W is for watch!
What are you thankful for that begins with the letter W?
I'm grateful for watches!! I love to wear one on my left wrist! My children like to practice telling what time it is on my watch!
Did
you know that watches have been around for many years? The very first watch was
made in about 1505 by a man named Peter Henlein. The name of the watch that
Peter Henlein made is called the Pomander Watch! It is not a wristwatch. It
has a spherical shape to it and it can sit on a table or I guess people may
have carried it in their pockets so they would know what time it was. Watches
have evolved over the years. We went from intricately made spherical shaped
watches to smartwatches made by Apple. The world we live in is so amazing!!
Don’t forget to give thanks for the many wonderful creations/inventions people
have made over the years!
Do you wear a watch?
Facts about watches:
1. Watches are known as timepieces. There are many different
types of watches. Here are some types of watches in alphabetical order:
Analog Watch- an analog watch has a clock face consisting of
numbers, an hour hand, a minute hand, and sometimes a seconds hand.
Automatic Watch- requires winding of the watch for it to
work.
Digital Watch- displays numbers on an LED/LCD watch face.
Diving Watch- this watch is designed for underwater use. In
1926 the first waterproof watch was made.
Dress Watch- is designed for business attire, a fancy date, wedding,
or maybe you just want to wear a fancy watch.
Quartz Watch- contains a small battery so it can generate an
electric current that is regulated by a tiny quartz crystal.
2. Peter Henlein also made the first pocket watch in about
1510! Peter Henlein was a German watch maker. Men used to carry pocket watches
in their pockets, but before they started to carry them in their pockets, they
wore them on chains around their necks or attached to their clothing. Pocket
watches aren’t used much today.
3. The first wrist watch was made by a man named Patek
Philippe around 1868. He was a Swiss watch maker. Some people say that the
first wrist watch was actually made around 1810 by a man named Abraham Louis
Breguet. Abraham Breguet made a wrist watch for the Queen of Naples. Wrist
watches were first made for women.
4. The oldest Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches is
Vacheron & Constantin. It was founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron and is
still around today! It is located in Geneva Switzerland.
5. Apple first introduced its smartwatch in 2015. In 2021
there was an estimated 100 million smartwatches in use!!
Share a fact about watches with us?
Get your free printable watch worksheet here:
Books about watches:
1. 100 Years of Vintage Watches: by Dean Judy
2. Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins
3. Telling Time Activity Workbook: by Carol Miller
4. Learn To Tell Time Preschool Workbook: by Ann Bishop
Parents/caretakers please make sure all books are child friendly before reading them to your child/children.
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