"wristwatch" is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it whenever you are referring to a watch that is worn on the wrist. For example: "He checked the time on his wristwatch before heading out the door."
Students at City University in London are now banned from wearing any kind of wristwatch in exams, those at Southampton must place all watches in a clear plastic bag on the desk, while at Goldsmiths watches have to be stored under desks.
The first step could be to put computing capabilities into a wristwatch, like Seiko's Ruputer, launched in Japan in 1998.
"Apple Watch's hardware design is arguably less attractive than some rival models such as the Huawei Watch, battery life may not be as long as many traditional wristwatch owners are used to, and Apple's premium pricing may be challenging for mass-market consumers," said Mawston.
This is not unlike selling someone a wristwatch that requires a pocket watch to work".Wearable computing", a category of technology that includes small watches, fitness trackers, glasses, jewellery and clothing with sensors, is an area of great promise, but has so far been limited to communities of geeks and fitness buffs.
And novel, wireless-connected watches are being developed by young firms such as Pebble Technology and Meta Watch (Google has already filed a patent for a wristwatch design).
History is littered with examples, such as the Seiko Ruputer wristwatch computer, that sounded great in theory but turned out to be lemons in practice.This has not dissuaded Nike, which has produced a range of wearable devices that allow people to track their fitness as they exercise.
A "kinetic power converter" in the wearer's shoe or wristwatch would produce electricity in the same way that an old-fashioned self-winding watch extracted energy from its owner's normal movements.The patent points out that networked portable devices which employ infra-red or radio-frequency communication have limitations.
It only fires if the shooter is wearing a special wristwatch containing an RFID chip, which is detected by the gun.
WhereNet already offers a personal tracking device the size of a wristwatch.
The European Commission report on ambient intelligence describes a fanciful scenario in which Maria, a businesswoman, arrives at a foreign airport and walks through immigration unchecked, thanks to a wristwatch computer that presents her ID and visa for validation.
Ten years ago, this described your wristwatch, which epitomised the combination of fashion and technology for over a century.
