In the 18th century, the first Pocket watches appeared that replaced the numerals marking the hours with Gothic letters, in some cases at the behest of the owner's name enameller and in others as a claim of the watch maker.
GOTHIC LETTERS REPLACING ROMAN NUMERALS
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