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 women, has developed nowadays 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 developed in 1500. This was not a wristwatch, but more of a pocket watch. Through technical advancement, which made it possible for people to house mechanics in an progressively 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 wristwatch from Japan
A entirely new wrist watch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had developed its own watch industry. The new wristwatch from Japan was no more 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 wristwatch has become a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colours and forms thinkable. One can also purchase 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 small watches, which need glasses to tell the time, and the extravagant giant watches, which make it hard to walk upright. In any case, one thing is certain: 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 answer the question as to what time it is.
