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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4374471, member: 5833"]Nurses' watches are one thing, meant to stay pinned with a bit of chain so the watch can be moved a bit away from the body to be read.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/49/20/80/4920804ca66331ade386fcce979fb751.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Having a regular pocket watch on a long chain so you can get it well in front of you makes sense to me & does not require inverted numerals. Having a brooch where you can anchor it when not in use, to keep it from swinging away & smashing into things, also makes sense. A side benefit is that a pretty watch on a pretty pin makes a nice piece of jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>And of course women put on all their finery for a photo studio portrait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4374471, member: 5833"]Nurses' watches are one thing, meant to stay pinned with a bit of chain so the watch can be moved a bit away from the body to be read. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/49/20/80/4920804ca66331ade386fcce979fb751.jpg[/IMG] Having a regular pocket watch on a long chain so you can get it well in front of you makes sense to me & does not require inverted numerals. Having a brooch where you can anchor it when not in use, to keep it from swinging away & smashing into things, also makes sense. A side benefit is that a pretty watch on a pretty pin makes a nice piece of jewellery. And of course women put on all their finery for a photo studio portrait.[/QUOTE]
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