Watches were made to show the time- A Timeless History

Why were wrist watches made in the first place? 

Timekeeping isn't something new. If you time traveled and visited sometime before 16th century, you would see large tower clocks in churches and town centers which commoners used to keep track of time and schedule their activities.

Abberley Clock Tower

 

 This was before pocket watches were popularized and used by men and women. They were built in all sorts of forms like a pendant style to the classic in the coat ones we are familiar with.

 

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

During the same time, women have started to use bracelet type of wrist watch while men preferred a chained pocket watch, because wrist watches were considered delicate and feminine. 

It wasn't until the late 19th century and the early 1900s that men started to use wrist watches, not for style, but for tactical purposes. You see, at around the time of the World War I (1914), men were sent to the war, some were issued a wrist watch, others got it for themselves, but men had started to strap up their wrists with timepieces. 

Australian ANZACS wearing wristwatches in World War I

The military found important applications of wrist watches for things like, synchronized movements, coordinating bombardments from trenches, timed missions. Aviators started to use them for flight time calculations, and for the soldiers down in the trenches, luminous hands were developed for low light visibility. And obviously the men that came home, kept wearing the watches, and no longer were wrist watches seen as feminine pieces of jewelry. They had become a utility device. 

You probably see this by now. Watches were developed to fill the need of the hour. Developments were seeded by necessities. Developments like automatic watches which eliminated daily winding, and later the introduction of Quartz movements by Seiko all moved in the direction of better usability and utility of wrist watches

But are "Smart" watches in the loss of this ideology? With all the advancements of modern tech and connected features a smartwatch offers today, they often fail to fulfill the primary need of the hour(pun intended). They fail to show you the time, always, conveniently and at a glance. 

Wrist watches have always been the perfect way of time keeping, just glance at your wrist and you have an idea about a world of things around you and about you. When's your favorite show gonna be up, is it too late for that coffee? All that's needed is a glance at your wrist

Timeflix uncomplicated this simple centuries old idea and pinches in a modern flavor in a simple and elegant way. As much technologically advanced the Amoleds displays and low power modes are, here at TimeFlix, we believe, timekeeping is best left to these Analogue hands, physical enough in the sun, and luminous enough for the nights. Because, having smart features does not mean compromising on the ease of checking the time right? We respect the timeless essence of a classic wrist watch, by building a foundation of simplified timekeeping along with the smarts of the modern era. 

 

If you ever wished for such a watch and if you’re excited to see TimeFlix on your wrist, I personally welcome you to join us on this journey. Share your thoughts in the interest form  linked below. Your feedback and thoughts help us shape the future of TimeFlix :)