wristwatch

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News of the pocket watch spurred fierce debate among fans, many of whom hoped that the brands would be releasing a version of Audemars Piguet’s signature Royal Oak wristwatch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Timex Ironman is a digital wristwatch popularized in the 1980s.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Its 2016 world record price for a wristwatch was overtaken in 2017 by Hollywood star Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona which fetched $17.8 million.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

The remains were found in January by a Polish Antarctic expedition, alongside a wristwatch, a radio, and a pipe.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

I knelt down and took out ten flares and unscrewed the caps and lined them up in front of me and then checked my wristwatch.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien