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Patrice- This section is in here to explain how clocks became wristwatches; specifically how they functioned up until the invention of the wristwatch. I realize there could be very in-depth article about [[timekeeping]] which is why I've tried to summarize through timekeeping devices very quickly. Notice I'm not covering anything about shift/drift, losing or gaining seconds, weights and measures, tick rates or time changes in altitudes. --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 16:42, 15 December 2007 (CST) | Patrice- This section is in here to explain how clocks became wristwatches; specifically how they functioned up until the invention of the wristwatch. I realize there could be very in-depth article about [[timekeeping]] which is why I've tried to summarize through timekeeping devices very quickly. Notice I'm not covering anything about shift/drift, losing or gaining seconds, weights and measures, tick rates or time changes in altitudes. --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 16:42, 15 December 2007 (CST) | ||
:I think it would be sufficient to explain how watches became wristwatches. However, there is no urgency since there are few articles about timekeeping. --[[User:Patrice Gross|Patrice Gross]] 05:00, 16 December 2007 (CST) | :I think it would be sufficient to explain how watches became wristwatches. However, there is no urgency since there are few articles about timekeeping. --[[User:Patrice Gross|Patrice Gross]] 05:00, 16 December 2007 (CST) | ||
==Article development reference== | |||
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/quartz/ | |||
==Subpage== | |||
There is also [[Wristwatch/Main Page Version|this subpage]] which appears to be this article in an earlier stage of development. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 11:34, 29 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 06:34, 29 December 2010
Brief History
Patrice- This section is in here to explain how clocks became wristwatches; specifically how they functioned up until the invention of the wristwatch. I realize there could be very in-depth article about timekeeping which is why I've tried to summarize through timekeeping devices very quickly. Notice I'm not covering anything about shift/drift, losing or gaining seconds, weights and measures, tick rates or time changes in altitudes. --Robert W King 16:42, 15 December 2007 (CST)
- I think it would be sufficient to explain how watches became wristwatches. However, there is no urgency since there are few articles about timekeeping. --Patrice Gross 05:00, 16 December 2007 (CST)
Article development reference
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/quartz/
Subpage
There is also this subpage which appears to be this article in an earlier stage of development. John Stephenson 11:34, 29 December 2010 (UTC)