Pessoal,
Esse lance de quando foi difundido o relógio de pulso entre homens é sempre uma boa história.
Vou passar um texto que recebi do NAWCC, da forma que recebi.
Espero que gostem,
Paulo
From Pocket to Wrist: How "Girly" Watches
Conquered the 20th-Century Watch Market
1920's Newspaper Cartoon Pokes Fun at Wristwatches Though clocks were not a new invention in the 16th century, by the early 1500s the first fully portable (but not very accurate) timepieces began to appear. These were carried, either in the hand, or in a pouch or pocket. One of the first people known to have worn a watch on the wrist was the noted French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He allegedly attached his pocket watch to his wrist with a piece of string.
Portable watches made in subsequent years were carried, worn as pins, or were worn suspended by chains or cords. Watches specifically adapted to the wrist made rare appearances as early as the late 1500s. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have been given one.
In the mid-1800s, watches worn on the wrist made more frequent appearances when jewelers and watchmakers began creating gem-encrusted timepieces for royalty, though at first only women wore them.
Despite the continuing feminine association, the concept of the wristwatch gained acceptance among the military due to the increased need for accurate timekeeping as warfare became more mechanized. The ability to read time with a quick glance was critical in battle. A lost pocket watch or broken watch chain could prove disastrous to the military commander.
By World War I, military organizations began to request "strap watches," an alternate term intended to distinguish these watches from the supposedly effeminate "wristwatch." They became especially crucial to fledgling aerial combat operations. As demand for "strap watches" in warfare grew, more rugged timepieces were introduced.
Nevertheless, wristwatches did not see widespread public use until the 1920s. Before that, men still tended to regard the wristwatch as inherently feminine. After World War I, that perception slowly began to change. But it was a long process.
Yes, Your Honor
"In 1919, a year after the end of World War I, a lawyer was arguing a point of law in court when Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis noticed that the lawyer was wearing a wristwatch. The judge halted the lawyer in mid-sentence and asked him if he served in the war. When the lawyer responded he had not, Judge Landis ordered him to remove the watch, admonishing him that it was inappropriate for non-veterans to wear a wristwatch.
"Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was subsequently appointed the Commissioner of Major League Baseball to clean up the sport's image after the "Black Sox World Series" scandal in 1919. This involved "Shoeless" Joe Jackson of the Chicago White Sox and seven of his teammates. Landis ruled baseball with an iron fist from November 12, 1920 to November 25, 1944."
--Frederic J. Freidberg, "The Illinois Watch"By the early 1940's men's wristwatches had lost their feminine connotation, though they were still believed by some to be a passing fad, much less respectable than the traditional pocket watch. Heavy use of the men's wristwatch during World War II finally earned it a ubiquitous ranking in American culture.
In 1914, when a wristwatch was shown at an exhibit in Switzerland, it was called "just a passing fancy." Today, this "passing fancy" is the number-one jewelry item in the world. About 80 million watches are made around the world each year.