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  2. History of watches - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.

  3. Pulsar (watch) - Wikipedia

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    Pulsar P4 Time Computer with LED display ref. 3215-2 mens stainless steel watch circa 1975 Made in the USA A Pulsar LED watch from 1976. In 1970, Pulsar was a brand of the American Hamilton Watch Company which first announced that it was making and bringing the LED watch to market. It was developed jointly by American companies Hamilton and ...

  4. Smartwatch - Wikipedia

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    The first digital watch was the Pulsar, introduced by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1972. The "Pulsar" became a brand name, and would later be acquired by Seiko in 1978. In 1982, a Pulsar watch (NL C01) was released which could store 24 digits, likely making it the first watch with user-programmable memory, or the first "memorybank" watch.

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  6. Peter Petroff - Wikipedia

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    He helped develop components of one of the world's first digital watches [1] and an early wireless heart monitor. Petroff founded Care Electronics, Inc. which was acquired by Electro-Data, Inc. of Garland, Texas in autumn 1971. Petroff Point on Brabant Island in Antarctica is named for Petroff. [2]

  7. Watch - Wikipedia

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    The first self-winding mechanism was invented for pocket watches in 1770 by Abraham-Louis Perrelet, [57] but the first "self-winding", or "automatic", wristwatch was the invention of a British watch repairer named John Harwood in 1923. This type of watch winds itself without requiring any special action by the wearer.

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  9. My System for Making Sure I Do What Matters

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    My#System#for#Making#Sure#I#Do#What#Matters# #! With!all!the!devices!we!use!on!a!daily!basis,!I!still!like!to!make!my!to7do!lists!with!pen!to! paper!!!I!find!it!is ...