Lord Harris, who died in 1984, could hardly have imagined how the now-ubiquitous electronic quartz watch would make time-keeping cheap, dependable and above all effortless.

ECONOMIST: Craftmade timepieces

Some have suggested that the solution lies in technology - telecare with devices "keeping watch" for the unforeseen crisis or fall.

BBC: 'Care gaps and funding gaps'

On the positive side of the ledger, millions of people have found that keeping a close watch over their money--and their spouse's--has given them an element of financial control in the midst of jobs losses, skyrocketing mortgages and rising costs for items like health care.

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Which leaves only Rolex, an unstoppable force that holds 25% of the high-end market with basically one watch, the Oyster, while keeping the company's inner workings almost completely hidden behind a gold-clad fortress in Geneva (see "As Tight as an Oyster").

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Currently, Papalia is keeping close watch on people who are trying the high-protein, low complex-carbohydrate carb diet popularized by Dr. Robert C.

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One company that is sure to be keeping a close watch on Lin and any potential future endorsements: Li-Ning.

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In keeping with the ethos of the new-look museum, "The Night Watch" is surrounded by other militia portraits of the era, giving the piece context but also showing just how innovative Rembrandt's work was.

CNN: Rijksmuseum reborn: Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' explained

Currency traders will also be keeping a close watch on the newsflow to see if the dollar's recent weakness following the sub-par data continues.

NPR: US Economic Concerns Weigh On Markets Ahead Of ECB

So as the media's eyes are glued on the Greek strikers and indignant ones, it's worth keeping your eyes on the not-so-indignant ones: the depositors, the suppliers of liquidity, the watch shops at the airport and, of course, the cameramen.

BBC: Tick, tock: The risks of depositor flight in Greece