Gadget Watches: Difference between revisions

* In ''The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything'' by John D. MacDonald, the hero inherits a gold pocket watch that stops time for everyone but the person holding it.

** ''The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything'' was homaged in ''Lady Slings the Booze'' (part of the ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' series) where one of the bad guys has a time stop device built into a fancy gold wristwatch. Author [[Spider Robinson]] acknowledged the [[Shout-Out]] to John D. MacDonald in the introduction.

* The ''[[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]'' novel ''Borrowed Time'' has a similar idea, with a twist. The people Mr Symmington and Mr Blenkinsop give their wristwatches to are literally ''borrowing'' the time, and will be expected to pay it back. With compound interest.

* In [[Andre Norton]]'s ''[[Spy Fiction|At Swords' Points]]'', a disc of gold set with semi-precious stones is placed inside the back of the main character's otherwise ordinary wristwatch. It identifies him as a member of a counterespionage [[NGO]]. When a Dutch journalist who may be something more takes a look, his response is, "Any assistance we can render is yours."

* ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'''s entire hand functions as a gadget watch (among other things). His niece Penny has a more standard Videophone/ Remote watch, however.

* Parodied in ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]'' when Sheep is recruited by a spy organization and receives a watch...that can tell the date. When the enemy Mooks look at it, they scream "He has a watch that tells the date! ABORT MISSION!" and start evacuating en masse before the Angry Scientist shows up and says it isn't dangerous.

* [[Clue Club]]'s wristwatches have a pager function.