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 developed today into a fashion utensil that everybody has. In the meantime, the wrist watch is no longer only 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 verifiable portable timepiece was made 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 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 wrist watch from Japan

A completely new wrist watch came onto the market in the 1970’s from Japan, which had developed its own watch industry. The new 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 wristwatch 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 wristwatch is much more than a watch. The wristwatch has become a fashion accessory. Wrist watches come in all colors and forms conceivable. One can also buy harmonious watches from all fashion collection. The current watches are dominated by the correct fashion trends. Despite these contrary styles, there is something for every taste. The small watches, which require spectacles to tell the time, and the extravagant huge 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 wrist watch will be found on the wrists of people for a long time, to respond to the question as to what time it is.