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Peter Henlein
* c. 1479 in Nuremberg
+ 1542 in Nuremberg
Peter Henlein, a locksmith and clockmaker of Nuremberg, Germany,
is often considered the inventor of the watch.
He was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental
Taschenuhren, portable clocks.
2018 J. Giesen