Since time immemorial the watches have been witnesses of the human evolution and man has placed them symbolically in large buildings, towers, parks, etc. Many of them are great tourist attractions of diverse cities of the world:
Elizabeth Tower in England
Popularly known as Big Ben and is located on the northwest side of the Palace of Westminster. It is the largest four-sided clock in the world and the tower is the third highest clock tower in the world (96.3 meters high). The construction of the clock was in charge of Edward John Dent and was his stepson Frederick Dent who finished the job after the death of his stepfather. The spheres and the sides of the clock were designed by Augustus Pugin. It began to function in 1859 and acquired a great reputation for its precision. Continue reading “Some of the watches that are tourist attraction in the world”