When wrist watches were first introduced they were aimed at women by the retailers. It was considered unmanly to be seen wearing a wrist watch up until the turn of the last century.
It was only after the Boer War, when Army officers had found what an advantage it was to be able to see the time without having to move one's hand to a pocket, that wrist watches started to gain in popularity amongst gentlemen. Of course, that really gathered pace fourteen odd years later.
And now we have it pointed out to us 'old guys' that we should think of ditching our wrist watches and fumble about with our cells. Well, our cells are not glued to our palms like most young folk. We appreciate the ease with which we can see the time from a decent analogue watch on our wrists!
Plus ca change!
Tim
PS Forgot to say that in some thirteen years as an infantry officer, firing rifles on a very regular basis as well as some considerably heavier hardware, my Omega never gave up on me - and it is a wind up mechanical time piece!
Last edited by trw999; 03/06/13 02:49 PM.
