#1420: Watches explain

[A timeline shows the following years but extends further in both directions:]

1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

[A grey box extends from the left border to approximately 2005 and another grey box begins approximately at 2015 and continues to the right border. They are labeled:]

Regular watches

Smart watches

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Brief, glorious period in which our wrists were free