Time is the one resource shared equally by all of humanity. It does not belong to one culture, one nation, or one faith — it is the silent rhythm that unites us all. The 1505 Watch, as the world’s first wearable timepiece, symbolizes this unity more than any other artifact in history.

When Peter Henlein transformed the clock into a watch in 1505, he did more than invent a new technology. He created the first object through which time became personal and universal at once. For the first time, individuals could carry time close to their body, yet its meaning extended far beyond the wearer. It was, from the very beginning, a symbol of the shared human condition.

The Common Measure of Humanity

Today, more than 8 billion people live by the same rhythm: 24 hours, 60 minutes, 60 seconds. From sunrise in Asia to sunset in the Americas, every heartbeat of civilization is synchronized by the same measure of time. This global unity began with breakthroughs like the 1505 Watch.

The message is clear: no matter where we are born, what language we speak, or what faith we follow, we are all bound by the same flow of time. In this sense, the 1505 Watch is more than an artifact — it is a reminder that humanity shares one future.

A Call to Conscious Living

The 1505 Watch does not only tell us how time passes. It asks us how we choose to live within it. Its Latin inscription — “Agnoscam fugient” (“I shall recognize how time flees me”) — carries a timeless wisdom: life is fleeting, and the right time to live consciously is always now.

To be united in time means to embrace this shared responsibility:

To honor our past while shaping a better future.

To recognize that every moment is both fragile and powerful.

To live with awareness, creativity, and care for one another.

Why it matters

The 1505 Watch, still functioning more than five centuries after its creation, stands as a living witness to the unity of human time. It reminds us that while time may divide our days, it also unites our destinies.

United in Time is not just the story of a watch. It is the story of us all — one humanity, one rhythm, one shared future.