The Rise Of The 'Power' Watch

Great article in the Guardian by Jeremy Langmead on why our passion for watches seems to be bucking current global economic trends: "Why are men obsessed with watches? No one needs one.

They tend to be seriously expensive. There's a recession on. And yet magazines today are stuffed with adverts for power watches and the industry is booming..." Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/14/men-wristwatches - that Obama watch pops up again.

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