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The ABCs of Time – The History of German Watchmaking

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Monochrome's Erik Slaven argues that portable timekeeping began in Germany rather than Switzerland, with locksmith and clockmaker Peter Henlein in Nuremberg. The early pocket watches of that period became known as Nuremberg Eggs because many had rounded, egg-like shapes.

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The ABCs of Time – The History of German Watchmaking

By Erik Slaven

Erik Slaven of Monochrome traces the start of portable timekeeping to Peter Henlein in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century. The early pocket watches that followed were called Nuremberg Eggs because many had round, bulbous shapes.

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