The wristwatch has changed the way people perceive time. Starting with the mechanical watch utilized during WW1, to the quartz revolution. Later in the 1970’s digital watches introduced LED displays, followed by the breakthrough of the smartwatch in the 2010’s providing complications a timepiece had never seen before. Yet the future lies in the hands of the hybrid smartwatch.
15. Cartier Santos (1904)

14. Rolex Oyster (1926)

13. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso (1931)

12. Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (1941)

11. Breitling Navitimer (1952)

10. Vacheron Constantin Historiques Ultra Fine (1955)
With a manual-winding caliber, this VC is the dressy watch par excellence. Its 1003 movement, only 1,64 mm thick and its overall thickness of only 4,1 mm, made it the thinnest mechanical watch at the time.

9. Omega Speedmaster (1957)

8. Seiko Quartz Astron 35 SQ (1969)

7. Zenith El Primero (1969)

6. Tag Heuer Monaco (1969)

5. Hamilton Pulsar (1972)

4. Swatch (1983)

3. Timex Datalink (1994)

2. Apple Watch (2015)

1. Leitners Ad Maiora (2020)
The Leitners Ad Maiora will be released this summer as the first hybrid smartwatch. As such, it combines a mechanical movement with smart features shown on a full-dial e-paper display. The device aims at challenging the watch industry by allowing a classy watch to also have high-tech functions.

Want to know more? Here are our source's links:
- Cartier Santos
- BOB’s Watches: Watchmaking’s Greatest Milestones
- BBC: The most iconic timepieces of the last 100 years
- Chronext: The top 10 iconic watches of all time
- Vacheron-Constantin: Historiques Ultra-Fine 1955
- Epson: The World’s First Quartz Watch
- Hodinkee: The 1969 Quartz Astron 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
- Hamilton Pulsar
- Leitners – Hybrid Smartwatch Ad Maiora