Wrist Watches

Wrist watches have been around for a century and despite radical advances in technology, the convenience and good looks of the wristwatch will likely keep it around for a long time to come. Wrist watches are a critical part of how we conduct our busy lives. Prior to wrist watches, the most commonly used timepiece was the pocket watch. Typically worn with a small decorative, but useful chain, pocket watches were as much a matter of fashion as a matter of convenience or time management. Pocket watches created a look of distinction and refinement. As the century proceeded, the wrist watch, with its compact appearance and convenience, soon replaced the pocket watch. By mid-century, the wrist watch had become the norm. Wrist watches historically served one function; accurately tell the time. With advances and innovations

today in technology, wrist watches are capable of doing things that were almost unimaginable one hundred years ago. Wrist watches can perform functions in a fraction of the time the supercomputers of yesterday would take all day to complete. Add to that ancillary functions such as micro television screens, atmospheric measuring systems, kinetics, and so much more. While wrist watches may appear roughly the same to their ancestors of a century ago, their capabilities are a universe apart. As we continue to advance into the future, and if writ watches are still the norm, we will likely be unable to recognize our high tech wrist watches of today to the wrist devices of the coming decades.