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History of the Wrist Watch
- June 9th, 2009
From pocket watch to a fashion accessory. What was once, in the earliest years of portable watches, considered to be unsuitable for men and only for women, has grown today into a fashion utensil that everybody has. In the meantime, the wristwatch is no longer only a instrument to tell which time it is. It is a designer piece and can indicate much more than the time.
A great deal of mechanics in a small housing
The first confirmable portable timepiece was built in 1500. This was not a wrist watch, but more of a pocket watch. Through technical advancement, which made it possible for people to house mechanics in an increasingly smaller space, the needed pieces of the clockworks were able to be brought into a manageable form. In this way, the first pocket watch was born, which at the time was still the size of an egg.
The computerized wristwatch from Japan
A totally new wristwatch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had built its own watch industry. The new wrist watch from Japan was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This watch expanded its range of capability quickly. The wrist watch no longer just showed the time. The small timepiece on the wrist now also knew the date, the day of the week and even knew whether a leap year was involved.
The wristwatch as jewelry
Now, the wrist watch is no longer just a watch. The wrist watch has become a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colors and forms imaginable. One can also buy compatible watches from every fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these contrary styles, there is something for every taste. The tiny watches, which require spectacles to tell the time, and the extravagant big watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. Anyway, one thing is sure: science is still likely to make so much advance – that the wristwatch will be seen on the wrists of people for a long time, to answer the question as to what time it is.
