who wears watches.. and why??

westendgirlie · 20-03-2012 01:28AM

When I put a watch on, the battery dies soon after. No idea why.

Brian? · 20-03-2012 01:30AM

westendgirlie wrote: »

When I put a watch on, the battery dies soon after. No idea why.

You have no soul.

Either that or the watch has been sitting in the shop for too long. I prefer the souless explanation though.

westendgirlie · 20-03-2012 01:31AM

Hmmmm explains a lot !

3ndahalfof6 · 20-03-2012 01:33AM

not any more I use the sun and cloud speed

Senna · 20-03-2012 01:38AM

Could not live with out a watch on my wrist. People who have to take their phone out to tell the time annoy me.
The odd day i'm in a rush and forget to put my watch on after a shower are a PITA at work.

kincsem · 20-03-2012 01:45AM

flanum wrote: »

... but seriously, everybody in this day and age (most people) have a mobile phone in their pocket with the time on it..

But seriously, I don't have a phone, and I wear a watch.

opinion guy · 20-03-2012 01:51AM

Men were watches because they think its manly.

It isn't.

Taking a piece of nanoscale engineered 21st century silicon that's better than stuff the had on 1970's StarTrek is manly. FACT.

Oh..I'm reviving that fact thing.

billybudd · 20-03-2012 01:51AM

The question should be why are people so worried about what other people do or in this case wear.

cocoshovel · 20-03-2012 01:57AM

I prefer using watches to check the time. I hate using my phone and rarely do, its just a pain in the ass having to shove your hand in your pocket and whip out this block and click a few buttons. and watches have this certain style and class to them too.
(im 20)

the_syco · 20-03-2012 02:01AM

Used to wear one, until the strap broke, and I didn't get around to repairing it.

Reasons why a watch is good:

No clock in the car, so handy to see what time it is without taking out the phone whilst driving.
Handy to know you have a device that will tell the time and not run out of battery within 24 hours.
Ability to check time during a meeting without making it look like you're checking for a text.
Someone asks you the time, you can give it to them without showing them what phone you have.

Marcusm · 20-03-2012 02:03AM

flanum wrote: »

me personally i couldnt handle wearing rings/bracelets/ or any of that stuff... but seriously, everybody in this day and age (most people) have a mobile phone in their pocket with the time on it.. and the time is feckin everywhere you look, we dont live in the 1800's anymore!.
A colleague is retiring soon and we were doing a collection and apparrently the collective opinion is buy him a watch or clock..!!! WTF?? the man is 65... im sure he has plenty of clocks in the house at this stage... but apart from that.... DO YOU WEAR A WATCH? and why? fashion or needing to know the time?

You wouldn't have worn a watch in the 1800s, you'd have carried it in a pocket. Men's wristwatches are generally dated to early 1900s when Jean-Louis Carties designed one for his friend, the Brazilian aviator Santos-Dumont who needed to tell the time while flying.

Chuck Stone · 20-03-2012 02:04AM

Watches just make procrastination feel slower.

af_thefragile · 20-03-2012 02:31AM

opinion guy wrote: »

Men were watches because they think its manly.

It isn't.

Taking a piece of nanoscale engineered 21st century silicon that's better than stuff the had on 1970's StarTrek is manly. FACT.

Oh..I'm reviving that fact thing.

Mechanical engineering is always a lot more exciting and inspiring than silicon engineering. A 21st century piece of silicon might be able to connect you to the rest of the universe and entertain you with endless cat videos on youtube but it will not amaze you like a painstakingly precise and complex engineering that goes into creating some watch pieces. Its like a piece of incredible mechanical engineering that you can wear on your hand and its something that will last for generations rather than the latest smart phone which struggles to work properly after just a year!

Here's a good example of one such watch. Its not the most absurdly expensive and complex example, its just a good example of brilliant watch making.
http://www.blancpain.com/en/watch/00233-3634-55b

Paparazzo · 20-03-2012 02:49AM

Eathrin wrote: »

Anyone else find watches uncomfortable?

Hey Krusty, don't you hate pants?

WoollyRedHat · 20-03-2012 03:20AM

I wear a watch.. but the battery stopped working a long time ago..
I'm hip like that

LH Pathe · 20-03-2012 03:44AM

Wore one once n it gave me a rash. Who gives a **** what time it is.. even still, cm punk don't have one

charlemont · 20-03-2012 03:46AM

Had a lovely watch for years, It was expensive, Looked well and was great for hiding scars but my wrists got too big now so the watch has been lying in the press the last two and a half years.

I bought a crap watch last week and brought it back the next day as it was utter crap, It ran to its own feckin' time and was piss cheap looking, I'd rather use a bloody sun dial.

amybabes · 20-03-2012 04:02AM

I've been bought watches as presents over the years or occasionally i bought myself cheap blingy costume watches for going out.

But Christmas gone, I treated myself to this baby:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=marc+jacobs+blade+watch+rose+gold&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1016&bih=265&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=VyKjX59mx1etTM:&imgrefurl=http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/marc-by-marc-jacobs-blade-crystal-index-watch/3204570%3Forigin%3Dcategory&docid=5_v7WuIWXVGi5M&imgurl=http://g-lvl3.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Large/3/_6490543.jpg&w=350&h=537&ei=pfJnT_TiGYbLsQLmj6mdCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=250&vpy=-148&dur=828&hovh=278&hovw=181&tx=103&ty=211&sig=117341748952734804115&page=1&tbnh=95&tbnw=60&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

Don't know why - I just fancied a watch i think, I wear it purely as decoration - it's still in American time, and I live in Sydney. Just haven't been bothered to read the manuel on how to change all the different diall things.

Looks good though - i wear it most days!

Manic Moran · 20-03-2012 04:59AM

Primarily convenience and efficiency. A wristwatch will clearly, rapidly, and reliably tell me the current time more efficiently than any other device I am liable to have upon my person.

I'm middle of the road, though. I equally dislike multi function watches that do everything under the sun at ridiculous depths if this interferes with the most efficient time-telling function possible under the most probable conditions.

NTM

BostonB · 20-03-2012 05:09AM

flanum wrote: »

.... and the time is feckin everywhere you look, we dont live in the 1800's anymore!...

Funny on my 14k cycle to work, through Dublin City center, I do not remember passing a clock on public view anywhere on my route. I've been looking out for it, I've yet to pass/notice one.

I've also noticed the few places I do see the time. On the server, and hence my PC, my phone, the clock in clock, the TV channels EPG clock, the time isn't correct. Other places like the clock in the car, or other devices it drifts by a surprising amount for digital devices.

Its just quicker and easier to have it on a watch. Than dig out a phone from a pocket.

LordSutch · 20-03-2012 06:37AM

flanum wrote: »

me personally i couldnt handle wearing rings/bracelets/ or any of that stuff... but seriously, everybody in this day and age (most people) have a mobile phone in their pocket with the time on it.. and the time is feckin everywhere you look, we dont live in the 1800's anymore!.
A colleague is retiring soon and we were doing a collection and apparrently the collective opinion is buy him a watch or clock..!!! WTF?? the man is 65... im sure he has plenty of clocks in the house at this stage... but apart from that.... DO YOU WEAR A WATCH? and why? fashion or needing to know the time?

Must be an age related thing, if I had started this thread I'd be more likely to ask "Who doesn't waer a watch".. and why??

Ellis Dee · 20-03-2012 06:47AM

It's easier to just look at the watch on my wrist than to dig out my mobile phone from my pocket, long press the * button to activate the display and then read the time. The latter would be a bit risky if I was driving a car at high speed.:):)

When I got my first watch, it was only a cheap one, but still cost me around £6, or two weeks' wages. In those days, having a watch meant something status-wise, and those who fork out thousands for Rolexes and the like obviously still think so.;)

Today, you can get an adequate electronic watch for about a fifth of what I was earning per hour when I reached retirement age.:cool:

audidiesel · 20-03-2012 08:09AM

i actually have three watches. one is an everyday work one and the other two are more fancy stylish swiss ones.

two of the three are kinetic so they never need batteries.

i absolutely hate going anywhere without a watch. its such a deeply engrained habit. plus its easier to flick the wrist quickly to see the time than to have to reach into my pocket or jacket or whatever to fish my phone out. that can be mildly awquard if sitting in a car sometimes.

plus i never have to worry about battery life with them. in my job i need to know exact times quite a lot so having a watch makes a lot of sense.

Kiera · 20-03-2012 08:31AM

I was bought 2 very expensive watches which I don't wear. Why buy someone something you've never seen them wear?

EarlERizer · 20-03-2012 08:33AM

I have 5 watches,I just like nice time peices,got 4 of them as gifts over the years and one I bought myself,I tend to wear a different one depending on occassion.

.......I still tend to be late for things though,bad time management.

Wibbs · 20-03-2012 08:38AM

Marcusm wrote: »

You wouldn't have worn a watch in the 1800s, you'd have carried it in a pocket. Men's wristwatches are generally dated to early 1900s when Jean-Louis Carties designed one for his friend, the Brazilian aviator Santos-Dumont who needed to tell the time while flying.

Not quite M. Lots of companies claim they were the first, but for the most part it's advertising hype. The Santos came out in 1911 and was an important design, but there were men's wristwatches before that. I have two made before that date myself, so not that rare. The Boer war seems to have been the real kick off for them. There are surviving letters from troops asking family members to buy "those watches with little wrist belts" for them. World war one really got them going. It was the military men more than anything that developed and popularised the idea among themselves and made it fashionable for men worldwide.

mikemac1 · 20-03-2012 09:57AM

I'm left handed, the best people always are :cool:

And used to wear my watch on my right.
Just feels natural to me, I tried my left but it just felt uncomfortable

Back when I was in the school the story was going around you were gay if you wore your watch on your right. Like you are broadcasting a statement

I believe the same story exists over lads wearing earrings

Being young and impressionable and not wanting to be called gay I gave up the watch and haven't owned one since

During films I notice what actors do and it's always the left

Does anyone here wear on the left?

cade · 20-03-2012 10:06AM

I started wearing a watch again a few years ago after I went twelve years without one after the strap snapped. I like the OP mentioned simply used my phone to tell the time though besides that there weren't any other clocks in the area.

Anyhow as I'm naturally right handed I used to wear my watch on my left hand but since I started wearing one again I'm now like the previous posters who wear it on their right hand, it would fell odd not to, though it always irks my friend seeing it. I think it was just a natural transition, I mean I even fight in southpaw stance too nowadays.

Frank Black · 20-03-2012 10:09AM

A mechanical watch can perfectly combine artistry and engineering.
I don't wear any other jewellery, other than my wedding ring, so I feel justified in wearing a decent watch.
Sometimes when I'm bored, I take it off and look at all the cogs and gears spinning around - I find it most soothing.

Joey the lips · 20-03-2012 10:14AM

If you dont wear a watch brilliant. If you cant understand why i do then mind your own business.

o and btw I watch bear grylls. I can find my way home from the pub using my watch.

who wears watches.. and why??

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