Today’s Daily News has an article about the death of watches. Specifically, the article talks about how watches are being replaced by “more modern” devices such as the clock on your cellphone, the clock in the the task bar of your computer, the clock in an iPod, etc. I remember this discussion before when digital watches first came out (large clunky things, with red numbers). There was all this fear that children would soon be unable to read an analogue clock face. But I digress…. In any case, according to the article, watches have moved to the realm of fashion accessory.
Me? I don’t wear a wristwatch… I carry a pocket watch. Perhaps this affectation started because of my hobby of working with trains, but I’ve grown to like it. Yes, my cell phone has a clock, but I’ve gotten in the habit of reaching down, grabbing the chain and pulling out the watch. In fact, I’m looking for a good Jeweler in the San Fernando Valley to help me sell some of my dad’s rings (which I never wear) in exchange for a really-nice (perhaps estate or heirloom) hopefully wind-up pocket watch that I can engrave in his memory.
So, when you need to find out what time it is, where do you turn?
