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Man had so far employed five basic means to tell time: sun, fire, water, weight (gravity) and the coiled spring, which by the 1940s had been in use nearly 500 years. Then a team of research scientists at the Hamilton Watch Company became intrigued by the challenging idea of an electric wristwatch, completely portable and self-contained. In January 1957, Hamilton introduced the world's first electric wrist watch, a breakthrough for the industry and the first basic change in portable timekeeping since the early 16th century. Powered by a tiny 1Y2-VOlt battery guaranteed to run the watch more than a year, the new watch completely eliminated the need for a mainspring. The electric current necessary to operate one 100-watt bulb for one minute could run an electric watch for 20 years.
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