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 gentlemen and only for women, has developed nowadays into a fashion utensil that everyone has. Meanwhile, the wrist watch 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 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 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 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 wristwatch expanded its range of capability quickly. The watch no longer 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 wristwatch is no longer just a watch. The wristwatch has become a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colours and shapes thinkable. One can also get harmonious watches from every fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these various styles, there is something for every taste. The tiny watches, which require eyeglasses to tell the time, and the extravagant large watches, which make it hard to walk upright. By all means, one thing is sure: science is still likely to make so much advancement - that the wrist watch will be seen on the wrists of people for a long time, to respond to the question as to what time it is.
