Comments on: B-List Holy Grail: Wristphones

By: Mark Atwood

Mark Atwood — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:08:32 +0000

My father and grandfather both wore pocket or belt watches, instead of wrist watches. This was mainly because they often had to be at construction or industrial sites (often both, operating industrial sites that were also under construction), and wearing things like watches, bracelets, and rings was both unwise and against the safety rules. (Falling down a ladder while wearing a something around your wrist or finger can destroy your hand in ways that no surgeon can fix).

So anyway, I always thought of the pocket watch as the “adult way” to wear a watch, and wrist watches were something that kids did.

By: Andrey P

Andrey P — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:31:22 +0000

Actually, it'll be much easier (and awesomer) to stick your mobile or your iPhone or whatever to a fob and keep it in your breast pocket.

...

Actually, I'm going to go do that right now.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:01:36 +0000

Thats awesome. Pocket watches went out of fashion during the world wars as fumbling for you watch whilst being shot was a bit difficult.
But I always wondered if they would come back, and they have even awesomerer. Awesome.