From Sundials to Spring: The Origins

The story of timekeeping begins with the sun, water, and human ingenuity — thousands of years before the first gear was cut.

☀️ ANCIENT TIMEKEEPING

• ~3500 BC — Egyptian obelisks cast shadows to track the sun
• ~1500 BC — Egyptian sundials divide daylight into 12 parts
• ~1400 BC — Water clocks measure time by water flow
• ~1000 AD — Candle clocks burn at predictable rates

⚙️ MECHANICAL REVOLUTION

• ~1300 — First mechanical clocks in European monasteries
• 1510 — Peter Henlein creates the first portable "clock-watch"
• 1657 — Huygens invents the pendulum clock
• 1675 — Huygens adds the balance spring to watches