THE INVENTION AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE WRISTWATCH
Richard Edwards
The bracelet watch for ladies was well over a hundred years old by the First World War but men wore them too! What did they look like? How would you recognize a true early wristwatch from a “conversion” if you came across one today? I hope to shine a light on the early history of the wristwatch which until now has been veiled in legend and misinformation.
Richard Edwards is a semi-retired watch restorer and tutor and sometime Technology teacher. He qualified in watchmaking in 1979 from Hackney College while already working as a teacher.
If you have an early wristwatch known or suspected to be pre-WW1 please bring it along to the meeting.
