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When one dies, does ones wristwatch stops?

Asked by rebbel (35550points) October 8th, 2011

This evening again I saw the time of death of a victim in a police series being stated based on the time of the wristwatch that has stopped working apparently.
I see that a lot of times in series and films.
Is there a truth to this?
Do watches stop working when their wearers pass away?
And if the police come upon a stopped watch, how sure is it then that the deceased died at exactly that time could the watch not have stopped two hours or thirteen minutes after death had set in??

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