Meanwhile more recent dabblers include Billie Eilish, Chris Pratt and Drake. Fidel Castro, Diego Maradona and Hunter S Thompson all went in for it, too. Bill Murray bowled up for the Cannes Film Festival one year with an inexpensive Timex on his right wrist and a Cartier Tank on his left. There are certainly plenty of famous people who’ve gone in for double-wristing. Next thing you know, you’re wearing two watches at once. Suddenly, you start to think that maybe craftmanship and connectivity shouldn’t be mutually exclusive. Trouble is, your daily sense of achievement has somehow come to hinge on meeting your “activity goals” as decreed by your Apple Watch. You may have a deep attachment to that vintage Rolex that was passed down from your dad and that discreetly conveys your impeccable taste. It’s easy to understand why someone in this position might be tempted. But having multiple options means that decisions must be made and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if some of those respondents succumbed to the decidedly contentious habit of double-wristing.

Admittedly, there was no mention of whether these watches were paired together. Of those polled, 23 per cent said they wore both smartwatches and conventional watches. In 2021, Deloitte surveyed 5,558 international consumers on their watch-wearing habits. I/trending 5640 This is why Buzz Aldrin wears three watches at once Luke Benedictus