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A journey from 16th‑century German clock watches to today’s smartwatches, tracing how timepieces evolved from luxury status symbols to precise engineering. Drawing on highlights from Wikipedia and the Watches article, we cover key turning points: fusee and balance spring; escapements; jewel bearings; temperature compensation; chronometers; the wristwatch’s WWI rise; self-winding and shock resistance; advanced alloys like Invar and Elinvar; and the electronic era that redefined timekeeping.
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