I got an actual watch for my birthday. Like the kind with actual gears and shit, winds itself from the motion of my arm. Looks good, stainless steel, blue face so dark that it's almost black unless you're in the sun, didn't cost too much. Seiko automatic, recommended if you need to get like a graduation present for a nephew or if you're just into wearing a watch. But I wear a suit all day so I'm going for a vibe that you might not be interested in.

If I were to inherit an expensive watch I'd sell it right away, then use the money to buy a different luxury item that might impress strangers: a sixties Fender amp.


The above might sound flip, but, FOR REAL, I don't care about watches. Haven't worn one for ages. Don't need one. But a vintage amp that works would be swell.

I have a Samsung smart watch thing I got for free with my new phone. The Battery life sucks, like 24 hours.... It's handy for sleep and health monitoring I guess.

Also have a nice Omega Apollo 13 and a nice Citizen diving watch which I bust out on the odd occasion when feelin' fancy.

A nice watch is not crap. YMMV.

Loved wearing this thing.
Then the strap broke one day and I was too lazy to replace it. That and I've had ink done since then and the watch would interrupt the image.

I stopped wearing one (or even carrying a pocket watch [or more accurately just like a regular crummy watch sans strap]) becuz I was constantly looking at it and time at work moved at an incredibly slow pace.

Now I have a so-called Smart Phone that I look at constantly and the time at work seems to move at an incredibly slow pace. Maybe I should start wearing a watch again.

Regarding the side discussion of rings, fingernails & other such accessories, these things are all not crap. I am a strong proponent of all accessories, esp Male Jewelry: finger rings, cock rings, painted fingernails, acrylic fingernails, necklaces, earrings, nose rings, cock piercings, watches, etc.

I say this as someone who actually likes watches from an engineering point of view.

Fancy watches as a sign of baller status make me laugh.

It is infinitely more baller not to give a fuck what time it is.

Into the early 2000s, my uncle had no computer, no mobile phone, just a hardwired dial telephone with no answering machine or answering service.

I don't know if he wears a watch. Probably not.

Smartphones are worse but also more useful.

eephus wrote: Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:17 pmIt is infinitely more baller not to give a fuck what time it is.

No, the baller thing is obviously to know what time it is without needing a watch.

kokorodoko wrote: Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:30 pm

eephus wrote: Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:17 pmIt is infinitely more baller not to give a fuck what time it is.

No, the baller thing is obviously to know what time it is without needing a watch.

The sun "moves" 15 degrees every hour. Not hard to know what time it is during daylight hours.

The Classical wrote: Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:35 pmRegarding the side discussion of rings, fingernails & other such accessories, these things are all not crap. I am a strong proponent of all accessories, esp Male Jewelry: finger rings, cock rings, painted fingernails, acrylic fingernails, necklaces, earrings, nose rings, cock piercings, watches, etc.

...cock watches, etc.

i've had a p hectic week so i figured it's time to wear the ol' watch again. Kept forgetting, but finally got around to it today... battery's dead.

checked enough youtube videos to decide i don't want to DYI it, so i'll be taking it down the road to a specialist, which i'm kinda looking forward to