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. In the meantime, the wrist watch is no longer just a tool 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 wrist watch, but more of a pocket watch. Through technical advance, which made it possible for people to house mechanics in an more and more 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 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 wrist watch from Japan was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This wristwatch expanded its range of capability quickly. The wrist watch no more 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
Nowadays, the wrist watch is no longer just a watch. The wrist watch has turn into a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colors and forms thinkable. One can also purchase compatible watches from all fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these various trends, there is something for every taste. The small watches, which require glasses to tell the time, and the extravagant giant watches, which make it hard to walk upright. By all means, one thing is certain: 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 respond to the question as to what time it is.
