I have, and always will wear a watch. It helps me do things on time. Usually the watch is on my wrist but for a short period of time it was attached to a chain that clasped to my belt loop. My wallet at the time did not have a chain. Multiple functional articles attached to belt loops with chains is silly. But one is mostly ok as long as the chain does not hang more that 2” below the opening of the pants pocket. A chain accessory should not be worn with shorts.

My current watch is a black Shark Freestyle. It replaced my previous black Shark Freestyle and was a gift from my wife. My previous black Shark Freestyle had not been damaged but I am hard to shop for so my wife bought me something that she knew I would like. The old black Shark Freestyle sits on my workbench and tells me when the epoxy has cured. Along with the obvious timer, my watch also has a stopwatch, an alarm, the date, and the ability to set two times. This is convenient when I travel more than 474 miles to the east or 391 miles to the west.

My watch also has a light so when I wake up in a dark room I can decide if it is worth it to try to go back to sleep.

Jon

A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:53 am I wear a watch. It tells the time and keeps my phone in its pocket. Not Crap.

This is a great response. I never thought of wearing a watch as a way to avoid looking at my phone.

My wife bought me a pocket watch for my ridiculous lawyer ensemble, and I wear it in that regard.

Not crap.

If you really have to know exactly what time it is...like you're a pilot or an assassin or something...you probably gotta wear one

Otherwise at this point in my life I recommend not wearing a watch because who gives a fuck

eephus wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:41 pm If you really have to know exactly what time it is...like you're a pilot or an assassin or something...you probably gotta wear one

Otherwise at this point in my life I recommend not wearing a watch because who gives a fuck

You totally just paraphrased a song by Chicago.

I somehow got sucked into a mechanical wristwatch/pocketwatch repair channel on youtube and since then I've wanted to wear a legit watch again.

I've been wearing a fitbit for past few years to remind myself how I'm dying slowly from inactivity.

Apple watches are ugly and garish for a company that prides themselves on good design. I'd launch into a rant about phone sizes next but a smart watch is going to have even more appeal once phones stop fitting in my dang pocket.

jfv wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:59 pm

eephus wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:41 pm If you really have to know exactly what time it is...like you're a pilot or an assassin or something...you probably gotta wear one

Otherwise at this point in my life I recommend not wearing a watch because who gives a fuck

You totally just paraphrased a song by Chicago.

Never thought about the lyrics for that song at all. I just read them for the first time. I AGREE.

I saved up enough something or others in the 80's to send off for a sports illustrated branded digital watch. It ruled. I ruined it within a week, at most.

I am pro-watch.

eephus wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:41 pm If you really have to know exactly what time it is...like you're a pilot or an assassin or something...you probably gotta wear one

Otherwise at this point in my life I recommend not wearing a watch because who gives a fuck

Can we add "someone who catches trains" to pilot, assassin.

Catches, not shits. Not yet, anyhow.

I wear a watch because I feel uncomfortable without one after 40-something years. I'm sure that'd go in time, but I like my watch, and it isn't much hassle. I have to replace the wristband every couple of years because I sweat a lot, but it's automatic, so apart from the strap, it doesn't need anything.

I wore a watch from my childhood to about 30. 1984-2002. The last one broke and I never replaced it. Many times over the years I considered getting a quality timepiece that is battery free, and I always really liked the look of a vintage vietnam-era military issue field watch. Specifically the Benrus DTU-2A/P. A couple of years ago Benrus reissued it in a slightly larger format (which isn't really a plus for me as I'm 5'7" with smallish hands, but whatever). I mentioned it casually like a year ago and low and behold this year my lady gave it to me for my birthday. So, I'm getting used to wearing a watch again.

I recently spent a couple of weeks without my watch. (I was close to resigning myself to never seeing it again, before finally finding it under the cushions of my couch.) I’ve been wearing a watch my entire life, but I was still astonished by how lost I felt without it.

I admittedly work in a deadline-driven occupation. But even outside of work, I need to be places on time and conform my actIvities to the schedules of others. The ability to simply glance down to evaluate my state in the space-time continuum makes fishing in my pocket for some electronic device, pushing a button, then returning the device to my pocket seem like an absurd contrivance.