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 grown nowadays into a fashion utensil that everybody has. Meanwhile, the wristwatch is no longer just a instrument to tell the time. 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 made 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 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 completely new wristwatch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had developed its own watch industry. The new wristwatch from Japan was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This watch expanded its range of capability rapidly. The wrist watch no more just showed the time. The tiny 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
Today, the wrist watch is much more than a watch. The wristwatch has turn into a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colouration and shapes conceivable. One can also buy harmonious 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 eyeglasses to tell the time, and the extravagant large watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. Anyway, one thing is clear: science is still likely to make so much advancement - that the wrist watch will be found on the wrists of people for a long time, to respond to the question as to what time it is.
