But who said cheap meant second-rate? The no-frills Timex Camper, worn by Richard Dean Anderson’s character until the early 1990s, was a civilian version of the MIL-W-46374 issued to US servicemen ...

The Timex Datalink was arguably the first usable smartwatch, and was worn by NASA astronauts as well as geek icons like Bill Gates. It could store alarms, reminders and phone numbers, and of ...