Wretched excess Archive

February 11, 2008

 Quondam mechanics

In defense of watch nerds.

 Too much time on my hands

Who will watch the watchers?

 What is is with these ridiculous watches?

In the Wildavsky Forum Lecture that led to his most recent book, Bob Frank had the audience in stitches with an exploration of the wristwatches of the rich. The key exhibit was a device with several plush-covered wrists, each of which can hold a watch and wave it back and forth to keep it wound. Why in the world would...
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