History of the Wrist Watch
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 ladies, has developed today into a fashion utensil that everybody has. In the meantime, the wristwatch is no longer just a tool 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 verifiable portable timepiece was constructed 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 necessary 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 wrist watch from Japan
A completely different wrist watch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had developed its own watch industry. The new watch from Japan was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This wrist watch extended its range of capability rapidly. The wristwatch 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 much more than a watch. The wristwatch has turn into a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colors and shapes thinkable. One can also buy harmonious watches from all fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these different styles, there is something for every taste. The small watches, which require eyeglasses to tell the time, and the extraordinary large 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 found on the wrists of people for a long time, to respond to the question as to what time it is.
