pocket watches
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Feb 24, 2025
Early 20th-century pocket watches functioned culturally as fidget devices
“Pocket watches are also like smartphones today in that they're fidget devices. If you're out in the world and, like, you're waiting in line, or you don't know what to do with your hands, you're in a socially awkward situation, you know, whatever, you take your…”