wristwatch

noun

wrist·​watch ˈrist-ˌwäch How to pronounce wristwatch (audio)
: a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist

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Compared with someone on Earth, your wristwatch will tick 0.01 seconds slower over one year. Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025 Hida’s 2025 new releases include an expansion into a perpetual calendar wristwatch. Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 By the late 1990s, they were famed for remarkable pocket watches and wristwatches. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025 Breguet stunned with a wristwatch version of one of its earliest souscription timepieces dating back two centuries. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wristwatch

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First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wristwatch was in 1896

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“Wristwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wristwatch. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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wristwatch

noun
wrist·​watch ˈris-ˌtwäch How to pronounce wristwatch (audio)
: a small watch attached to a bracelet or strap to fasten about the wrist

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