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watches

How do you use your watch?

  • Watch I dont need no stinkin' watch! (dont use at all)

    Votes: 33 34.4%
  • Wear it daily, its my main source of time.

    Votes: 37 38.5%
  • wear it daily but just for looks.

    Votes: 10 10.4%
  • Only on special occasions.

    Votes: 16 16.7%

  • Total voters
    96

gallandof

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It has occured to me that very few people still wear watches, and less even know how to read an analog clock(disturbing I know).

How many of you actually wear a watch on a daily basis? is it for time keeping, looks, or something else?

Personally I wear my watch simply for looks although im looking at a site tokyoflash to get a new daily watch (I hate wearing my movado out too much i'm always afraid of loosing it.)
 
I use mine as my main source of time...most of the time. I don't really wear it in the summer because is just weighs my down and sticks in the heat. In the winter though, I always have it and look at it before mt phone. Its faster to get the time.
I have a friend who sells watches online and he does pretty well, so people must still want them.
 
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I own a bit over 130 watches. I collect them (mainly vintage - late 60's to late 70's Japanese watches, but with plenty of modern Japanese, Swiss and custom made pieces). Most of it is mechanical and automatic, but there is a quartz component to the collection as well.

I find that ton of people still wear watches, though in many cases spending on a high end piece is nolonger something most seem to aspire to. That $100-$200 range were lots of very competent, quartz powered fashion pieces are found seems to be the range where the bulk of people buy watches.

Here is part of the collection open on a table:

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I dont wear watches on a daily basis, I use my phone for telling time.

I do own 4 watches though and wear them watch when doing the following:

  • Running (GPS watch)
  • Hiking (GPS Watch) I would just use a gps app for this but they suck too much battery.
  • Swimming (Lap/Heart Rate Watch)
  • Any time I put on a suit for some reason I feel the need to have one of my two nice watches on.
  • If I remember I wear a watch on occasions that I will want to know the time but know its tacky to look at my phone. I do this when I know I have a long and boring meeting or something to that effect.
 
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