Do you wear a watch?
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you're not going to be around a computer all the time ... a laptop or netbook you have to lug around, and you have to plug it in, open it up, etc.
buildings don't always have clocks around
cellphones ... similar to laptops, you have to lug it around, flip it open, remember to keep it on, hope it's charged, etc.
a watch is always on, can last for years on the same battery, and is immediately available on your wrist
buildings don't always have clocks around
cellphones ... similar to laptops, you have to lug it around, flip it open, remember to keep it on, hope it's charged, etc.
a watch is always on, can last for years on the same battery, and is immediately available on your wrist
At work, I do. When not at work, I don't. For the most part, time is, like many things, insignificant. Just another thing we bind ourselves with.
Same here, but watches for me are like shoes for some women...I like wearing a different one every few days...
...me too, BIG Time! My collection of watches is topping 425 these days of all styles, brands, models and values. It's the second biggest addiction in my life aside from hobbying.
...me too, BIG Time! My collection of watches is topping 425 these days of all styles, brands, models and values. It's the second biggest addiction in my life aside from hobbying.
WOW...you're the Amilda (sp?) Marcos of watches!
I wear a watch, it is one of my few indulgences, but come on.
What kind of cell phone do you have that you have to "lug" around.
Almost every cell phone available for sale in the last couple years is lighter than 5 or 6 loonies, has an external display so you dont have to open it to see the time, and lasts a week on a single charge.
And I cant remember the last time my cell phone was off. On silent while in a movie or in a meeting, but off...no.
I wear a watch, a trusty Timex "Reefgear", it tells me everything I need to know. Time, day, date. I've worn it for many years, takes a lickin, keeps on tickin. Who really needs a zillion $$ Rolex or whatever?
A cell phone is still less portable/secure than a watch that wraps around your wrist.
You need a holster, or you can put it in your pocket; in other words, it is removed from your body. IME, holsters suck because they can fall off when you enter/exit a vehicle, take a dump, etc.
Your cell phone never needs charging (which makes it unavailable and non-portable for hours)?
Yes Sir I do. Never leave home without one.
The best & coolest watches ever made are by Oakley:
http://oakley.ca/watches
The best & coolest watches ever made are by Oakley:
http://oakley.ca/watches
Most Li-On or Li-Polymer batteries on cell/smart phones last for days on standby and can sustain hours of talk time. You only need to charge it, say, when you bed down @ night.
That said, my watch doesn't even need battery... it has an automatic movement
I hate wearing watches. Too constricting. All jewelry bothers me, to be honest, so no rings or necklaces either. It just bugs me!
Plus, the cell phone or BB is omnipresent. I will offer that wristwatches will eventually go the way of the pocket watch, a quaint but almost non-existent anachronism.
Plus, the cell phone or BB is omnipresent. I will offer that wristwatches will eventually go the way of the pocket watch, a quaint but almost non-existent anachronism.
I disagree. It's one of not so many toys that a guy can have. Mind you, the guy cannot really wear jewelry except maybe cufflinks.
And it can be as expensive as you want it to be. That to me is one of the best ironies: the world is being driven by time and money, and a machine for measuring time can be worth any amount of money of your choosing. In fact the more it's worth, the less useless it likely is. Cheap electronic watch is very informative, while $20,000 gold rolex is not going to tell you much except time and date.
