wristwatch
noun
wrist·watch
ˈrist-ˌwäch 
: a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist
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The now iconic timepiece was designed out of invention when founder Louis Cartier created the accessory for aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who required a practical wristwatch rather than the pocket watches popular at the time.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Lindon’s most famous works are perhaps his three microscopic recreations of van Gogh paintings, which the artist embedded inside a wristwatch.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Just 30 minutes earlier, a report of a gunman taking a wristwatch from a victim in West Hollywood had been followed by an additional strike moments later, when two people near a car wash on Santa Monica Boulevard were mugged.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The first time a leap-year indicator was used on a wristwatch was thanks to Audemars Piguet in 1955 with the ref 5516.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Lindon’s most famous works are perhaps his three microscopic recreations of van Gogh paintings, which the artist embedded inside a wristwatch.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Just 30 minutes earlier, a report of a gunman taking a wristwatch from a victim in West Hollywood had been followed by an additional strike moments later, when two people near a car wash on Santa Monica Boulevard were mugged.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The first time a leap-year indicator was used on a wristwatch was thanks to Audemars Piguet in 1955 with the ref 5516.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Wristwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wristwatch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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wristwatch
noun
wrist·watch
ˈris-ˌtwäch
: a small watch attached to a bracelet or strap to fasten about the wrist
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