Do you have a watch in the Qing Dynasty?

The official birth of the watch was in 1904, of course, before 1904 there have been countless people trying to wear a small pocket watch on the wrist, as well as the girl's bracelet superimposed on a small time watch. The 1904 Cartier introduced the Sandoz watch is a well documented human first only from the beginning of the design as a watch watch, specifically for the then world pioneer in the world flight - Brazilian Santos Dumont and Built to make it easier for him to watch the time while driving the plane; the Wright brothers invented the plane for only a year. The Qing Dynasty was destroyed in 1911, so from a time perspective, the Qing Dynasty has a watch. But because the watch from birth to prevalence of the world has experienced about 20 years of the process. Even in 1911, watches were not widely available in Western countries (people prefer to use pocket watches), so the watch may have been worn only sporadically by foreigners in China until the demise of the Qing Dynasty. However, what is interesting is that Pu Yi, the last emperor who likes to be fashionable, is a big fan of himself. Although he has abdicated for many years around 1930, but the enthusiasm for the watch is very high; whether in Tianjin or Changchun, Pu Yi spent a lot of money on the table. This is described in the memoir of Aixinjueluo Yu Yutun and the movie "The Last Emperor."

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