Hey, HODINKEE!Arabic Numerals, Pop Culture Collabs, Requiem For The Pocket Watch, And Why You Can Paint A Car But You Can't Paint A Dial

Today, we've got a fine set of four questions from inquisitive viewers to tackle. First, why is it that Arabic numerals are called "Arabic" numerals? Another viewer wants to know why replacement parts and refinished dials, which are perfectly okay in collecting, say, vintage cars, are so severely verboten in collecting watches. A fan of the Seiko Street Fighter series wants to know if Hey, HODINKEE's Jack Forster has any other pop culture collaborations he'd like to see (and he does, but it'd be expensive, expensive, expensive).

And finally, a pocket watch fan wants to know if pocket watches will ever make a real comeback? Will hordes of sartorially correct, waistcoat-and-pocket-watch-wearing dandies ever crowd the boulevards again?