Harry's Watch

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No: HPFGUIDX 59715

Forgive an occasional lurker if this had already been done to death, 
but it's suddenly very important to me right now.

Why is such a deal made about Harry's stopped watch in GF?  More 
important, why is no one able to repair it magically, as Hermione did 
with Harry's glasses in CS?  Harry's watch itself is an interesting 
detail, since it seems to be the only (at least one of the few!) 
pieces of Muggle technology that gets mentioned at Hogwarts, yet it 
seems to be beyond the capacity of wizards or witches to fix it when 
it gets broken.  (Why Harry didn't take the damn thing off before he 
got in the water is another puzzler, but I can't help but feel this 
is a Big Clue about something that maybe I'll know more about in the 
next two weeks).

Anyhow, if anyone has any speculation about the significance of 
Harry's watch, and its irreparability, I'd be grateful.

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