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The leash that convinces your watch it's jewelry, not a tiny clock stapled to skin.
means The strap or bracelet that fastens a wristwatch to your arm.
from A straightforward compound: 'watch' (the portable timepiece, itself from Old English 'wæccan,' to be awake or keep vigil, since early watches were literally used for night-watchmen) plus 'band,' from Old Norse 'band,' meaning a binding strip. Pocket watches needed no such thing — they rode in a vest pocket on a chain. It was only once watches migrated to the wrist, largely popularized through military use in the early 20th century, that they needed a dedicated strap to hold them there, and the plain, practical name 'watchband' followed naturally.
- origin
- Pocket watches had none, chains instead
- material tells
- Leather ages, metal outlasts you
- sizing trick
- Links removed are often lost forever
- smartwatch twist
- Now a billion-dollar accessory industry alone