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WATCHES
A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by 
a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite 
the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is 
designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap 
or other type of bracelet, including metal bands, leather straps or 
any other kind of bracelet. A pocket watch is designed for a 
person to carry in a pocket, often attached to a chain.
HISTORY
Origins
Watches evolved from portable spring-driven clocks, which first 
appeared in 15th-century Europe. Watches were not widely 
worn in pockets until the 17th century. One account suggests 
that the word "watch" came from the Old English word woecce 
- which meant "watchman" - because town watchmen used 
the technology to keep track of their shifts at work. Another 
says that the term came from 17th-century sailors, who used 
the new mechanisms to time the length of their shipboard 
watches (duty shifts).
HISTORY
A great leap forward in accuracy occurred in 1657 with the addition 
of the balance spring to the balance wheel, an invention disputed 
both at the time and ever since between Robert Hooke and 
Christiaan Huygens. This innovation increased watches' accuracy 
enormously, reducing error from perhaps several hours per day to 
perhaps 10 minutes per day, resulting in the addition of the minute 
hand to the face from around 1680 in Britain and around 1700 in 
France.
MOVEMENT
A movement of a watch is the mechanism that measures the 
passage of time and displays the current time (and possibly other 
information including date, month, and day). Movements may be 
entirely mechanical, entirely electronic (potentially with no 
moving parts), or they might be a blend of both. Most watches 
intended mainly for timekeeping today have electronic 
movements, with mechanical hands on the watch face indicating 
the time.