: How did watches work before batteries?

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: How did watches work before batteries?

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The development of watches was a fascinating important process. An accurate timepiece was necessary to know a ships position east/west. So the British, the world wide maritime empire, had a contest to develop an accurate watch that would work in a ship. Then they tried to cheat John Harrison, the man who did it. There is a great book, *The Watch*, that covers this