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The History of Timekeeping (Radio Edit)
You're Dead to Me
The History of the Pocket Watch
Wrist watches were very much gendered in the period up to the 19th century. It was war that changed that and soldiers began strapping them onto their wrists. They caught on quickly after the first world war among men as well as women. The pocket watch became effectively obsolete in just a few years.
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