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What's a nationalist ? 

A single moment can't help but call attention link to time's expanse, link after all, just as link gazing at a star forces you to reckon with the firmament. Each minute, however weighted by personal experience, is but one in the long horological stream. You can count the minutes – as Cohen does – but the smooth movement of your seconds hand eventually connects you, forward or backward, to yourself as a child, to your child as an elder, to the Australopithecus, to our descendants summering on Mars.

Just as interesting as this history are Struthers' cultural insights and her tracking of the evolution of the watch link from an elite status symbol link to a popular tool to a status symbol all over again. These link are informed by and interlaced with her personal background and experiences.