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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:15PM |
I feel naked without a watch. Looking at my wrist to quickly check the time is soooooo much easier for me than pulling out my cell phone.
Also, I like a wrist watch as a decorative accessory, like a bracelet that tells time.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
Also, I like a wrist watch as a decorative accessory, like a bracelet that tells time.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:15PM |
Why "still"? Has something changed that one wouldn't find them useful anymore?
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:33PM |
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Why "still"? Has something changed that one wouldn't find them useful anymore?
I dunno, do people still buy stand-alone CD players when a DVD player will do both?
There are replacements for CD players and DVD players. There aren't, AFAIK, replacements for watches.
What personal clock:
- Can be looked at easily within a second or two?
- Has a battery life of years?
- Can work regardless of location?
- Can work underwater?
I'm not aware of any inexpensive, personal clock technology that does that.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:36PM |
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Yes. Much easier to discretely check a watch in a meeting than the phone.
Remember that presidential debate where someone checked his watch?
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:37PM |
I feel naked without a watch...
but, after having the cervical rib resected on the left side eleven and half years ago, and the nerve damage in my lower left arm not resolving itself, the days (and years) of watch wearing came to an end.
Switched to carrying a pocket watch in the belly bag after that, but actually find it easier just to use the cell phone 99% of the time.
Would love to be able to wear a watch again.
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and then there's times when it's really better.
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but, after having the cervical rib resected on the left side eleven and half years ago, and the nerve damage in my lower left arm not resolving itself, the days (and years) of watch wearing came to an end.
Switched to carrying a pocket watch in the belly bag after that, but actually find it easier just to use the cell phone 99% of the time.
Would love to be able to wear a watch again.
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Sometimes it is what it is...
and then there's times when it's really better.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:38PM |
I wear a watch when I go out but never when I am at home, we have clocks all over the house.
I have had this watch for about 15 years.
Yes I know the date is wrong, I never look at that. It was a replacement for a near identical looking one which was a self winder but the strap broke after 25 years. At the time I couldn't get the proper Seiko replacement so bought the modern quartz version after a year of carrying the old watch around in my pocket. Both keep excellent time and that is all I need, I don't dive to 300 feet or need to know the time in Bangkok.
Paul
I have had this watch for about 15 years.
Yes I know the date is wrong, I never look at that. It was a replacement for a near identical looking one which was a self winder but the strap broke after 25 years. At the time I couldn't get the proper Seiko replacement so bought the modern quartz version after a year of carrying the old watch around in my pocket. Both keep excellent time and that is all I need, I don't dive to 300 feet or need to know the time in Bangkok.
Paul
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:42PM |
sometimes I have no wristwatch and no phone
( at the same time !!!)
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 02:53PM |
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:21PM |
A watch is the only jewelry I wear.
Besides their practicality, I love the way they look. Always handier than my 'Phone, I never leave home without one, though I have left my 'Phone at home (and regretted it). I always notice that I'm not wearing one, but never consciously aware of the feel of it.
I wish the 'Phone had more watch/clock faces available. And I wish there was an option to push wake the 'Phone with the Sleep/Power button an have a clock face instead of the normal desktop pic with the time/day/date banner at the top. Rolex, Omega (I don't say Oh-mee-ga) and others could make an app that ran as the lock screen. I'd kill for one that showed a Submariner, Speedmaster Professional, and that Platinum Omega that somebody showed here months ago.
I'd settle for an app that rotated desktop pics at intervals and/or each time you woke the iDevice.
Did I mention that I love watches?
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Besides their practicality, I love the way they look. Always handier than my 'Phone, I never leave home without one, though I have left my 'Phone at home (and regretted it). I always notice that I'm not wearing one, but never consciously aware of the feel of it.
I wish the 'Phone had more watch/clock faces available. And I wish there was an option to push wake the 'Phone with the Sleep/Power button an have a clock face instead of the normal desktop pic with the time/day/date banner at the top. Rolex, Omega (I don't say Oh-mee-ga) and others could make an app that ran as the lock screen. I'd kill for one that showed a Submariner, Speedmaster Professional, and that Platinum Omega that somebody showed here months ago.
I'd settle for an app that rotated desktop pics at intervals and/or each time you woke the iDevice.
Did I mention that I love watches?
I am that Masked Man.
All you can do, is all you can do.
There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.
Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.
Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.
I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.
We are a government of laws, not men.
Everybody counts or nobody counts.
When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.
You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.
There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.
We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive
An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.
You make me pull, I'll put you down.
I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:25PM |
I just can't think of a reason I'd need to look at a watch.
I should add that I hardly ever look at my cellphone either. I wake up to an alarm. I look at the microwave/stove/tv to make sure I leave for work on time. There's a clock in my truck just in case. I sit at a computer all day which has a clock. I go home. I go to bed when I see it's time on the microwave/stove/tv.
If I'm away from all those things, I'm obviously somewhere where I wouldn't give two monkeys about the time.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/2012 03:32PM by bazookaman.
I should add that I hardly ever look at my cellphone either. I wake up to an alarm. I look at the microwave/stove/tv to make sure I leave for work on time. There's a clock in my truck just in case. I sit at a computer all day which has a clock. I go home. I go to bed when I see it's time on the microwave/stove/tv.
If I'm away from all those things, I'm obviously somewhere where I wouldn't give two monkeys about the time.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/2012 03:32PM by bazookaman.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:33PM |
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mikebw
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M A V I C
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mikebw
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M A V I C
Why "still"? Has something changed that one wouldn't find them useful anymore?
I dunno, do people still buy stand-alone CD players when a DVD player will do both?
There are replacements for CD players and DVD players. There aren't, AFAIK, replacements for watches.
What personal clock:
- Can be looked at easily within a second or two?
- Has a battery life of years?
- Can work regardless of location?
- Can work underwater?
I'm not aware of any inexpensive, personal clock technology that does that.
Indeed. But for my purposes it is redundant to have a wrist watch. My phone is small enough that I can discretely and quickly check the time, and the clock functionality will work anywhere. Since I always have my cellphone and always keep it charged for that function then the clock is always charged, and I do not need to know what time it is when underwater. Therefore I do not find a wristwatch to be useful anymore.
Let's say you're driving, how long does it take you to pull the phone out of your pocket and see what time it is? I can check my watch in under a second. On a ski lift, biking up a mountain... a watch is still MUCH easier to check than a phone.
Most phones I've had for the past many years don't do a good job of keeping track of time if they lose a cell signal. With a couple, the clock would shutoff if there was no signal. Plus I wouldn't trust a phone's time over a watch.
I doubt most people can always keep their phone charged. Mine often goes dead when I go camping.
Taking the kid swimming, going fishing... there's just no way I can always keep my phone from getting wet. With a watch, I don't have to worry about it.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:37PM |
I continued wearing my watch after getting a cellphone until it's battery died. Took a few days to get used to getting the time from a phone and I haven't looked back since.
This is what I wore for the previous 20 years or so:
This is what I wore for the previous 20 years or so:
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:41PM |
I had that watch for about ten years; it was my first 'grown up' watch. It was lost while traveling (missing luggage) and was replaced with a Citizen Quartz that I've had for going on fifteen years.Quote
voodoopenguin
I wear a watch when I go out but never when I am at home, we have clocks all over the house.
I have had this watch for about 15 years.
Yes I know the date is wrong, I never look at that. It was a replacement for a near identical looking one which was a self winder but the strap broke after 25 years. At the time I couldn't get the proper Seiko replacement so bought the modern quartz version after a year of carrying the old watch around in my pocket. Both keep excellent time and that is all I need, I don't dive to 300 feet or need to know the time in Bangkok.
Paul
Recently, the battery died and, purely as an experiment, I started using my cell phone for the time, though I still have the totally parrot dead Citizen clamped to my wrist. The cell works okay, but it doesn't even come close to beating the watch. I work in a deadline oriented field, and I'm looking for the time constantly. Nothing beats a quick flip of the wrist to have the current time at your fingertips.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:44PM |
I bet I can look at the clock on the dash faster than you can look at your watch.Quote
M A V I C
Let's say you're driving, how long does it take you to pull the phone out of your pocket and see what time it is? I can check my watch in under a second.
These are the times when I could care less what time it was at a particular moment. Have fun. Enjoy the moment!Quote
M A V I C
On a ski lift, biking up a mountain... a watch is still MUCH easier to check than a phone.
Taking the kid swimming, going fishing... there's just no way I can always keep my phone from getting wet. With a watch, I don't have to worry about it.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 03:52PM |
63% yes
37% no
I expected the inverse. Old habits die hard.
Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger...
37% no
I expected the inverse. Old habits die hard.
Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger...
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 04:01PM |
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bazookaman
I bet I can look at the clock on the dash faster than you can look at your watch.Quote
M A V I C
Let's say you're driving, how long does it take you to pull the phone out of your pocket and see what time it is? I can check my watch in under a second.
Two words: Rental Car. Betcha ya can't in a rental car. Sometimes it's hard enough to figure out how to turn the headlights on. Much easier to glace up at my watch than try to find the clock. Plus they're usually not accurate anyway.
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These are the times when I could care less what time it was at a particular moment. Have fun. Enjoy the moment!Quote
M A V I C
On a ski lift, biking up a mountain... a watch is still MUCH easier to check than a phone.
Taking the kid swimming, going fishing... there's just no way I can always keep my phone from getting wet. With a watch, I don't have to worry about it.
One word: sunscreen. Gotta make sure my kid and I don't get toasted.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 04:01PM |
Edit: Somehow it reposted when I hit edit. Hmmm.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 04:39PM |
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N-OS X-tasy!
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63% yes
37% no
I expected the inverse. Old habits die hard.
I wear a watch because I like watches, not because wearing one is a habit.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 04:51PM |
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RoadToad
63% yes
37% no
I expected the inverse. Old habits die hard.
I wear a watch because I like watches, not because wearing one is a habit.
I wear one because it's useful, not because it's a habit.
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 07:19PM |
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Why "still"? Has something changed that one wouldn't find them useful anymore?
I dunno, do people still buy stand-alone CD players when a DVD player will do both?
Do they?
(aside from esoteric "audiophile" equipment)
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 19, 2012 07:44PM |
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I wear one because it's useful, not because it's a habit.
OK, We get it. You like to wear a watch.
No need to be a cockmar about it.
LOL. Surprised you remember that word. Though, you're not using it properly :/
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Re: Poll: Do you still wear a wristwatch? Date: June 20, 2012 07:24AM |
I stopped wearing watches for a while after the batteries died in my Movado and my Gucci. They were both nice watches, but they rape you on battery changes, and a lot of places wont touch them. After about a year or so I just picked up a new watch on a cruise. I went with a Citizen Eco Drive so I dont have to worry about batteries.
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