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Lost Time The birth of the wristwatch is quite debated even if everyone agrees that in the first centuries the wristwatch was a female accessory and that men continued to use the pocket watch.
In the nineteenth century the first wristwatches were considered as prestigious accessories, fashionable items intended for royal families and nobles.It was in 1810 the creation of the first Breguet model for the queen consort of Naples and sister of Napoleon Carolina Bonaparte, which inspired all subsequent Reine de Naples models.
Patek Philippe made a gold wristwatch in 1868, the oldest still existing today, preserved in the Patek Philippe Museum.Brazilian pioneer of flight Alberto Santos-Dumont had himself built in 1904 from his Parisian watchmaker friend Louis Cartier a watch that was worn on the wrist. For this reason, the Cartier Santos is considered the first men’s wristwatch.
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