wristwatches

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• wristwatches — n. small clock worn around the wrist …   English contemporary dictionary

• Watch — For other uses, see Watch (disambiguation). Early wrist watch by Waltham, worn by soldiers in World War I (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 47 3352) A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in …   Wikipedia

• Hamilton Watch Company — Infobox Company company name = Hamilton Watch Company company type = Member of the Swatch Group company company slogan = THE AMERICAN BRAND SINCE 1892 foundation = 1892, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA location city = Bienne location country =… …   Wikipedia

• Rolex — Infobox Company name = Rolex SA type = Privately held company foundation = 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London location city = Geneva location country = Switzerland location = locations = key people = Patrick Heiniger, CEO area… …   Wikipedia

• History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… …   Wikipedia

• Quartz clock — A quartz clock is a clock that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more… …   Wikipedia

• Pocket watch — This article is about the portable timepiece. For the Dave Grohl album, see Pocketwatch (album). A gold pocket watch with hunter case and watch chain …   Wikipedia

• Chronometer watch — For other uses, see Chronometer (disambiguation). Inside chronometer mechanism . A chronometer watch is a specific type of watch tested and certified to meet certain precision standards. In Switzerland, only timepieces certified by the COSC may… …   Wikipedia

• Suunto — Oy, based in Finland, is a company that produces and markets magnetic sports compasses and other navigational products, along with various mechanical and electronic measurement devices.HistorySuunto is best known for its traditional magnetic… …   Wikipedia

• Ferdinand Alexander Porsche — (born December 11, 1935 [cite web|title=70. születésnapját ünnepli Ferdinand Alexander Porsche|language=Hungarian|work=M1 (Hungarian State Television)|url=http://www.mtv.hu/modernkepmesek/cikk.php?id=81225|date=2005|accessdate=2008 04 07] , in… …   Wikipedia

• Ollech & Wajs — For the railroad, see New York, Ontario and Western Railway. Ollech Wajs (O W) is a watch company based in Zurich, Switzerland. O W logo Contents …   Wikipedia