1) In 2008 a gold chronograph wristwatch by Patek Philippe called the "Trossi Leggenda" was auctioned by Sotheby’s for a record breaking $2.25 million.

2) Experts believe that the Egyptians were the first to invent watches, which estimated time by the flow of running water.

3) The first pocket watches were invented in 16^th century England, and worn around the neck because they were so big.

4) Leonardo da Vinci drew a fusee (a cone-shaped pulley) for a clock. The system used in his sketch was later used in the watch industry.

5) In 1583 Galileo discovered that the speed of a pendulum swing depends on its length.

6) In 1790, Jacquet-Droz and Leschet introduced the first wristwatch in Geneva, Switzerland as a watch fixed to a bracelet.

7) The first wristwatch for men was invented by Louis Cartier, who created it for his friend Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont.

8) Breguet was the Russian Tsars’ timepiece of choice. A Breguet was also worn by Napoleon at Waterloo.

9) Sir Edmund Hilary conquered Mt. Everest in 1953 wearing a Rolex Oyster.

10) The Omega Speedmaster is the first and the only watch worn by NASA astronauts in their missions to the moon.