alt Hacker News> “Wristlets,” as they were known until the 1920s, were designed for women. As the name implies, they were essentially bracelets designed for showing off jewels (and shapely wrists), and were equipped with a tiny watch face for decoration rather than practicality. It would take one of the twentieth century’s greatest rebranding campaigns to persuade military men to strap time to their wrists.
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EGreg • yesterday at 6:08 PM
No way!
I thought watches were adopted by men for practicality.
I guess people before WW2 would take watches out of pockets.
What about high heels? Originally for men, eh?
Not exactly. I suspected it: Roman high-soled shoes or high footwear (bushkins) were also worn by sex workers to identify themselves to potential clients in the streets.
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My grandmother had a ladies Rolex cocktail watch where the case was about the size of a dime.