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It's hard to pinpoint exactly when watches were invented, because they sort of gradually evolved from the clock, but the invention that made the watch possible was the invention of the mainspring in the 15th century. Clocks had traditionally been powered by hanging weights which made it necessary for them to hang on a wall or in an otherwise stationary position. The mainspring, a spiral shaped spring which could be wound up made it so clocks could be moved around and continue to operate. As clocks became smaller and smaller, watches, or small clocks people carried around gradually evolved.
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