Reuters has an interesting article on how mobile phones are increasingly taking over the traditional function of time pieces.  Just about every mobile phone has a built-in time function as well as an alarm clock.  Writer Helen Chernikoff says that there there’s no longer a need to wear a wristwatch other than to make a fashion statement. I haven’t worn a wristwatch for many years, ever since I started carrying my PDAs (and now my Treo 650) everywhere.

In the US, watch sales have been declining since 2001, falling 4.9 percent in 2005 alone.

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