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A gem in the middle of the article: > A wristwatch Type-1 variant was also produced, though a pocket-watch movement on your wrist makes for an enormous wristwa
by jakub_g 2y ago
A gem in the middle of the article:
> A wristwatch Type-1 variant was also produced, though a pocket-watch movement on your wrist makes for an enormous wristwatch, and it was very outdated with a noisy ticking sound.
> The old joke was that during the war, the Germans didn’t have to seek out any Soviets — all they had to do was listen for their ticking watches and shoot in that direction.
- WalterBright 2y agoWhen the Red Army captured Berlin, the #1 thing the soldiers wanted to loot was wristwatches.
- RobotToaster 2y ago> a pocket-watch movement on your wrist makes for an enormous wristwatch, and it was very outdated with a noisy ticking sound. With the modern fashion for big watches, it would probably be popular today.