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 ladies, has grown today into a fashion utensil that everybody has. Meanwhile, the wrist watch 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 built 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 totally new wrist watch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had built its own watch industry. The new wristwatch from Japan was no longer set on a mechanical basis, but on a computerized control. This watch extended its range of capability rapidly. The 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

Today, the wrist watch is much more than a watch. The wristwatch has become a fashion accessory. Wristwatches come in all colors and shapes thinkable. One can also buy compatible 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 spectacles to tell the time, and the extravagant giant watches, which make it difficult to walk upright. By all means, one thing is sure: science is still likely to make so much progress - that the wrist watch will be found on the wrists of people for a long time, to answer the question as to what time it is.