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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 grown today into a fashion utensil that everybody has. Meanwhile, 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 confirmable portable timepiece was constructed 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 necessary parts 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 totally different 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 extended its range of capability rapidly. The wristwatch no longer just showed the time. The little 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 wristwatch is no longer just a watch. The wrist watch has turn into a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colors 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 small watches, which require eyeglasses to tell the time, and the extravagant giant watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. Anyway, one thing is clear: science is still likely to make so much advancement - 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.