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Who Says Pocket Watches Are Only for Men?
Women are wearing them as necklaces and on fobs. As one fan says, they generate “feelings of power.”
Fernanda Zapata Vakil, a public relations executive in New York, wears a 1920s Longines pocket watch on a chain around her neck. Credit.Joshua Bright for The New York Times
By Rachel Felder
March 8, 2021
As the founder of a New York-based public relations and marketing agency that works with brands like Zenith and Parmigiani Fleurier, Fernanda Zapata Vakil spends her workdays focused on wristwatches. But instead of wearing a client’s chronograph with an alligator strap, she frequently selects something less predictable: a silver Longines pocket watch from the 1920s, dangling from her neck on a long chain or tucked in the front pocket of her jeans.