About 20 results for ‘Watch’
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Watch
A watch is a small clock, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket; wristwatches, however, are the most common type of watch used today. Watches evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were strictly mechanical. As technology progressed, the mechanisms used to measure time have, in some cases, been replaced by use of quartz vibrations or electromagnetic pulses. The first digital electronic watch was developed in 1970. Before wristwatches became popular in the 1920s, most watches were pocket watches, which often had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob. In the early 1900s, the wristwatch, originally called a Wristlet, was reserved for women and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. Men, who carried pocket watches, were quoted as saying they would "sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch". This changed in World War I, when soldiers on the battlefield found pocket watches to be impractical and attached their watches to their wrist by a cupped leather strap. It is also believed that Girard-Perregaux equipped the German Imperial Navy with wristwatches in a similar fashion as early as the 1880s, to be used while synchronizing naval attacks and firing artillery. Most inexpensive and medium-priced watches used mainly for timekeeping are electronic watches with quartz movements. Expensive collectible watches, valued more for their workmanship and aesthetic appeal than for simple timekeeping, often have purely mechanical movements and are powered by springs, even though mechanical movements are less accurate than more affordable quartz movements. In addition to the time, modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions. Watches that provide additional time-related features such as timers, chronographs and alarm functions are not uncommon. Some modern designs even go as far as using GPS technology or heart-rate monitoring capabilities. The study of timekeeping is known as horology.
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- Artist(s):
- Édouard Debat-Ponsan
PORTRAIT DE MONSIEUR POUYER-QUERTIER
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Beard
- Clothing
- Man
- Minister (government)
- Portrait
- Public finance
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- David Teniers the Younger
VANITE DU SAVOIR ; DIT AUSSI VANITE ; DIT AUTREFOIS NATUR...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Portrait de Henri d'Orléans duc d'Aumale (1822-1897)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Henri d'Orleans, duke of Aumale
- Man
- Portrait
- Watch
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- Date:
- 19th century
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[EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1889] SUISSE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Recreation
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Bell (instrument)
- Christian cross
- Crown (headgear)
- Folk costume
- France
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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Vanité
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Hourglass
- Musical instrument
- Skull
- Still life
- Textile
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Saltimbanques & scènes de foire (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Entertainment
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arrow
- Bass drum
- Bow and arrow
- Bull
- Card game
- Caricature
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Six pièces sur quatre rangs
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bracelet
- Crown (headgear)
- Flower
- Watch
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Portrait de Louise Bonne Mirleau d'Illiers
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Christian cross
- Key (lock)
- Lace
- Necklace
- Portrait
- Watch
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Émile Gallé
Pigeon vole pie vole
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Columba (genus)
- Crown (headgear)
- Magpie
- Pendulum clock
- Watch
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Designation:
- statuette
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Affiche de souscription du second emprunt national
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- Field(s):
- Militaria
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- Portrayed subject:
- Helmet
- Man
- Overcoat
- Serviceman
- Watch
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- Date:
- 20th century
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