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Peter Henlein
Born in 1480, Peter Henlein was already active as a locksmith before 1504 in the Nuremberg Barefoot Monastery. There he made the acquaintance of a famous horologist. After a brawl in which Henlein was involved and which ended in the death of the other party, the monastery granted him church asylum – and the locksmith turned into an inventive horologist. In 1510 he presented his first portable timepiece.
This clock, in which two pig bristles were implemented to prolong the running time and increase precision, was the beginning of the successful miniaturisation of mechanical clocks that could be carried on the person. Peter Henlein's clock ran for about 40 hours in any position. Another advance was achieved by fitting a clock mechanism into a pomander, a locket for aromatic substances worn around the neck.
The Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection presents a replica of a drum watch that is attributed to Henlein's workshop.
This clock, in which two pig bristles were implemented to prolong the running time and increase precision, was the beginning of the successful miniaturisation of mechanical clocks that could be carried on the person. Peter Henlein's clock ran for about 40 hours in any position. Another advance was achieved by fitting a clock mechanism into a pomander, a locket for aromatic substances worn around the neck.
The Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection presents a replica of a drum watch that is attributed to Henlein's workshop.

