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Way back at the turn of the 20th century, watches were often designed with highly specific end users in mind: marine chronometers that helped sailors calculate a ship’s longitude at sea; pulsometers that allowed doctors to quickly determine a patient’s heart rate. Today, though, with timepieces no longer the essential tools they once were, watchmakers are able to devise…

