User:Mbgdesign/Watch idiot savant

A Watch Idiot Savant, known more commonly as a WIS, is a person with a keen, almost obsessive interest in wristwatches and/or horology. The term "idiot savant" is used to denote the ability of the WIS to retain vast amounts of detailed information such as mechanical complications, manufacturers and brands, while being "... so distracted by his watch, that he fails to note the time." . The WIS phenomenon has fueled a proliferation of blogs and web sites dedicated to the discussion and critique of wristwatches. The term was originally coined by Richard Paige, founder of TimeZone.com, in 1998.