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leadchipmunk t1_irk7o9k wrote

Reply to comment by QiyanasStoriesYT in TIL French used 10h day instead of 24h between 1793 - 1805 during era called "decimalisation" by NightKnight_CZ

Watches date back to at least 1505. They're likely a little older, but that's the earliest one that a quick Googling gave me.

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oakydoke t1_irkbh86 wrote

I feel it should be noted that at this point, a “watch” was “a timekeeping device that could be carried on your person.” At that time it was almost exclusively a pocket watch, wristwatches were invented later.

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