World First Watch: The World's First Watch Was Made 500 Years Ago, The Price Will Surprise You

World First Watch History: In today's time, every person is very fond of wearing a watch and modern watches are available in the market in more than one variety and price in today's era. But there was a time when only a few rich people used to have watches and they used to wear them to flaunt their glory in front of everyone.

It is really interesting to think about who finally made this clock that has become common all over the world and what it must have looked like at that time. Let us tell you who made the first watch in the world, how it was made and how it looks. You will definitely be surprised to know the things related to it.

This is World First watch

The world's first watch is known as Pomander Watch of 1505 or Watch 1505. It was built by German inventor Peter Eng and is considered the first clock maker in the world. This clock was made about 518 years ago.

This is the world's first clock

This clock is in the shape of an apple and the story of its arrival in front of the world is also very interesting. According to the information, in 1986, a clock maker boy bought it from London's flea market for only 10 pounds i.e. around 1000 rupees. He had no idea that this was the first watch in the world.

He kept this watch with him for a few years and sold it to someone else in the year 2002. The person who bought this watch also did not know about its specialty and price so it went to someone else.

Passing in different hands, this pomander watch came into the hands of a young researcher and only then it could be recognized all over the world. The watch is inscribed with the year it was manufactured and is also signed by its inventor, Peter Heinlein. According to the information, this was Peter's personal watch and he always kept it with him.

Specification of Pomander Watch of 1505

Talking about the specialty of this world's first watch, it is made of copper and gold. In today's time, the price of this watch is close to 80 to 100 million dollars, which can be considered close to the figure of 400 crores to 700 crores.

The price of this watch is so high that if a person wants, he can buy 4 to 5 private jets and 30 helicopters in it. In the year 2014, an American magazine had estimated the cost of this watch between 415 crores to 661 crores.