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First shot of 2016! The Revival 1969 in the heart of Oxford city... #womw #watches #watchnerd #watchesofinstagram

 

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Up until the outbreak of World War 1, the wristwatch was considered a lady's accessory. But in the heat of battle, soldiers found they did not have the time to fish around for a pocket watch. So the men's wristwatch was bornAfter the war, this new way of wearing a watch transitioned into civilian use. Initially ridiculed by the public as a silly trend, men's wristwatches soon became the norm and their practicality made pocketwatches obsolete.

 

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