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Tick, Tock, No Phone: Why Young Collectors Are Falling Hard for Vintage Pocket Watches

Forget the smartwatch. A growing wave of younger Americans is reaching into the past — literally — and pulling out mechanical pocket watches with the kind of reverence usually reserved for vinyl records or film cameras. We talked to collectors, dug into the mechanics, and tried to figure out what's really driving this surprisingly passionate hobby.