- a variation of wrist watch.
wristwatch
Britishnoun
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I’m out in the world, even if I’ve retired from standing in line for a cup of coffee, and I can download a photograph onto my wristwatch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
No matter how much capability can be crammed into a wristwatch or eyeware or computer chip under your skin, customers will value the additional capability contained in a package that slips in your pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The Timex Ironman is a digital wristwatch popularized in the 1980s.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
A Patek Philippe timepiece that in 2016 became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction fetched an even higher price this weekend, auctioneers Phillips said Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
She put her hands and wrists farther forward on the table, and I remember wanting to do something about that enormous-faced wristwatch she was wearing—perhaps suggest that she try wearing it around her waist.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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