wristwatch
noun
wrist·watch
ˈrist-ˌwäch 
: a small watch that is attached to a bracelet or strap and is worn around the wrist
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Within the hobby, what has really fascinated me is the arms race on social media between all the various strap companies, all desperately racing to be first to market with conversion kits to turn these AP Swatches into wearable wristwatches.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The real release, revealed on May 12 ahead of the teased May 16 date, was a collection of eight pocket watches, not wristwatches, built from a collision between Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and the old Swatch POP line from the 1980s.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Watch collectors had anticipated the collaboration to result in a wristwatch, and watch accessory companies, such as Helvetus and Delugs, have announced plans to offer straps to allow the watches to be worn on the wrist.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The market recognized in real time that the pocket watch from Swatch and AP tantalizingly contained all that was structurally needed to deliver the very wristwatch that the AI concepts had promised.
—Jeremy White, Wired News, 14 May 2026
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The real release, revealed on May 12 ahead of the teased May 16 date, was a collection of eight pocket watches, not wristwatches, built from a collision between Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and the old Swatch POP line from the 1980s.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Watch collectors had anticipated the collaboration to result in a wristwatch, and watch accessory companies, such as Helvetus and Delugs, have announced plans to offer straps to allow the watches to be worn on the wrist.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The market recognized in real time that the pocket watch from Swatch and AP tantalizingly contained all that was structurally needed to deliver the very wristwatch that the AI concepts had promised.
—Jeremy White, Wired News, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wristwatch
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“Wristwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wristwatch. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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wristwatch
noun
wrist·watch
ˈris-ˌtwäch
: a small watch attached to a bracelet or strap to fasten about the wrist
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