【正确答案】 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　The Wristwatch 　　It is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception/to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry./Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women,/and then adopted by men./In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown jewelry. /Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers./Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters./Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was most practical for active combat. /Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches,/and pilots found them most useful whfie flying./Soon, men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling self-conscious./By 1924, some 30% of men's watches were worn on the wrist./Today, the figure is 90%./And they are now worn by both men and women/for practical purposes rather than for decoration.