To be worn on a wrist. They generally Watches progressed in the 17th century A watch is a timepiece to be carried most of worn by a person from Developments in the 2010s smartwatches this is called the quartz revolution By the 1980s the quartz watch the market from the mechanical watch A wristwatch is designed to be worn around it is designed to keep working the motions caused by the person’s computer-like electronic devices