Peter Henlein -LRB- ou Heinlein ou Henle ou Hele -RRB- -LRB- 1479 \ / 1480 & ndash ; August 1542 -RRB-, a locksmith and watchmaker from Nuremberg, is often considered the inventor of the portable timekeeper, making him the inventor of the watch, but this claim is disputed.
Jürgen Abeler : In Sachen Peter Henlein.