wrist watch

a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist.

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First recorded in 1895–1900

At the crest of the ridge, Benson stopped for an instant, glancing first at his wrist-watch and then back over his shoulder.
Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
Twice it halted and he consulted his wrist-watch with a frown.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby Dawson
She looked at her wrist-watch; like his, it had luminous hands: 'Half-past ten' was greenishly imprinted there.
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy
Mr. Karslake, consulting a wrist-watch, permitted himself a quiet smile.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance

Alix glanced furtively at her wrist-watch; it was twenty minutes of ten.
Sisters|Kathleen Norris