On: Why do military personnel wear watches upside down?

[throw0101c]

There are 'nurse watches' that attach to uniforms (lapel clip) and that are design so that the "12" spot is facing the floor so that when one looks down it is at the 'top':

* https://www.amazon.com/Second-Hanging-Stethoscope-Doctors-Si...

[drewcoo → throw0101c]

I thought those were more common, in fact, because of frequent hand-washing.