V&A on Twitter: "Did you know that the pocket watch became popularised in the early 1500s when German inventor, Peter Henlein, was able to create watches that did not require falling weights
![File:Clock, Peter Henlein, 1510 - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01859.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Clock, Peter Henlein, 1510 - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01859.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Clock%2C_Peter_Henlein%2C_1510_-_Karl_Gebhardt_Horological_Collection_-_Gewerbemuseum_-_Nuremberg%2C_Germany_-_DSC01859.jpg)
File:Clock, Peter Henlein, 1510 - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01859.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Nuremberg, Germany. 18th Aug, 2014. The Henlein watch in the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, Germany, 18 August 2014. Nuremberg's Peter Henlein is seen by many to be the inventor of the Nuremberg, Germany. 18th Aug, 2014. The Henlein watch in the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, Germany, 18 August 2014. Nuremberg's Peter Henlein is seen by many to be the inventor of the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E69XC6/nuremberg-germany-18th-aug-2014-the-henlein-watch-in-the-germanic-E69XC6.jpg)
Nuremberg, Germany. 18th Aug, 2014. The Henlein watch in the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, Germany, 18 August 2014. Nuremberg's Peter Henlein is seen by many to be the inventor of the
![The Henlein clock by Nuremberg watch maker Peter Henlein is on display during preparations for the..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-54000587 | agefotostock The Henlein clock by Nuremberg watch maker Peter Henlein is on display during preparations for the..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-54000587 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/1449ad6404769b4139d82eb8e5163df1/pah-54000587.jpg)
The Henlein clock by Nuremberg watch maker Peter Henlein is on display during preparations for the..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-54000587 | agefotostock
![One of the first watches, made around 1510, attributed to Nuremberg clockmaker Peter Henlein, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. "Clock- watches" (Taschenuhr) like these, worn as pendants or attached to clothing, were the first timepieces One of the first watches, made around 1510, attributed to Nuremberg clockmaker Peter Henlein, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. "Clock- watches" (Taschenuhr) like these, worn as pendants or attached to clothing, were the first timepieces](https://external-preview.redd.it/VE9AMq6BnNeS8cGDH_1xxfTNqkN6kUzmH4QrkRVYtiY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1c820a6f41fbafe12fd232ce05882183354d0dd5)