He is likewise a standout amongst the most imperative figures ever, serving to advance the utilization of wristwatches among men. Before Santos-Dumont took to the skies most gents would convey pocketwatches, yet in 1904 the Brazilian 'Father of Aviation' asked his companion Louis Cartier to outline a timepiece that could be worn on his wrist. The wristwatch had really been developed decades prior, however when he rose up out of the cockpit after a world-celebrated flight in 1906 wearing one, the respecting swarm and media were charmed – and an industry was conceived.












