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Posted September 8, 2023 - 12:17am
A bit more on the maker of this fine movement.
A Brief History of the Day and Date Complications
Calendar complications have been used in pocket watches since the late 19th century. This complication has been a favourite amongst watch collectors for decades. Pocket watches with a date complication were first patented in wristwatches by the watchmaker A Hammerly in 1915. Hammerly created what is now known as the ‘pointer date’. The pointer date uses a hand which points to the date using a display that is printed on the outside of the dial. Hammerly also introduced the weekday display, positioning it under 12 o’clock in the dials of his watches.