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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 everyone has. Meanwhile, the wrist watch is no longer only 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 verifiable portable timepiece was constructed in 1500. This was not a wrist watch, but more of a pocket watch. Through technical advancement, which made it possible for people to house mechanics in an more and more smaller space, the required 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 totally new wristwatch 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 watch extended its range of capacity quickly. The wrist watch no more 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. Wrist watches come in all colors and shapes thinkable. One can also purchase harmonious 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 need eyeglasses to tell the time, and the extraordinary giant watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. In any case, one thing is sure: 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 answer the question as to what time it is.

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