Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch....
Fewer still will ever understand how the technology they rely on works, and even fewer will be able to take part in extending that technology. Sad but true - most of the engineering graduates I interview these days are foreign students, and some percentage of them will eventually take their expertise and education back to their home countries.
As for wristwatches, no one has "needed" one since mobile phones became common. But no mobile phone will ever look this beautiful: