![1883 - Pallweber's pocked watch with digital display](/images/thumbnails/image1053.webp)
The digital pocket watch was invented in 1883 by an Austrian engineer Josef Pallweber, who created a jump-hour mechanism.
Digital displays, in which hours and minutes are shown as digits, were an alternative to classic analogue watches with hourly and minute hands.
Application: Tomasz Jakubas
Other records: Timeline of Watchmaking Innovations