Peter Henlein
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Peter Henlein (1479/1480 - August 1542) from Nuremberg is considered the inventor of the portable watch. He was also a locksmith and invented the watch's mainspring.
[edit] Literature
- Jürgen Abeler: In Sachen Peter Henlein. Wuppertaler Uhrenmuseum, Wuppertal 1980
- Maren Winter: Der Stundensammler. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München 2004 (Roman), ISBN 3-453-40146-8,