Different kind of watch question

I usually wear a watch for fashion, or if I know I need to stick to certain schedule. Sometimes it's just to hectic to keep pulling out my phone.

 

I just like gadgets and I like wearing a watch that I think looks good.

We can't have cell phones at our office during meetings and training so the watch comes in handy at those times.

On vacation, I prefer wearing my watch instead of carrying my phone to the beach etc.

 

I love 'em.

 

Pulling your phone out all the time is often inconsiderate to those around you and gives a false sense of importance. IMHO.

 

I have more use for a well made wrist watch than I do a cellphone and I enjoy them. I do have a cellphone, but it's one of those ten dollar prepaid ones that I keep in the truck for emergencies so it never leaves the center console.

 

For me it's a combination of habit and the fact that I enjoy a quality tome piece. I could survive without but I like to use a watch

 

I for one have taken a liking to watches seeing as they're a much more convenient means of checking time than a Cellphone. I mean I can just glance at my wrist while outside and know precisely the time, whereas if I'm sitting (while hunting) I can potentially scare off game by digging in my pocket trying to see the time on my phone. Also I just like watches, they appeal to me on an aesthetic level.

 

I suppose that it is habit. But I also find it much more convenient than digging my phone out just to see the time. A watch can give that to me in 1/10th-second literally. And I do prefer analog because it's faster. I don't usually need the exact time to-the-second. To the nearest five minutes is fine and an analog clock face gives me that faster than a digital display.

I also am from the school of thought that gentlemen don't wear a lot of jewelry. Certainly, in my thinking, a gentlemen does not wear earrings (a sailor who has navigated round the cape may wear a single earring) much less a any sort of facial piercing. A gentleman does not wear an externally-visible necklace either. A gentleman may wear a wedding ring and one other ring which may be a class ring or service ring from military service or a ring commerating some significant accomplishment. A watch is a gentle's main piece of jewlery.

 

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Why do you carry a knife? I like watches for the same reasons some like knives, lights, etc. Your phone can also provide light and I've never been to a restaurant where they didn't offer eating utensils.

 

I am in the habit of wearing a watch. I frequently want to know what time it is and a wristwatch is the easiest way to do that. A cellphone is very inefficient since I frequently carry my phone in my pants pocket where it is inaccessible or carry it while it is turned off. I don't carry my phone when I am at home. When I walk it I set it on a table and leave it until I leave the next day. So at home I can't use my cellphone for the time.

I like wristwatches as gadgets. As such I have a group of watches that I rotate through for EDC similar to my rotation of knives. I typically wear mechanical watches because the mechanisms interest me, but on some occasions I wear quartz watches.

And finally I do have a few nicer watches that I wear sometimes for their interest as man jewelry. They aren't expensive watches but they do have a style that I think is representative of my style.

 

Doesn't take up pocket space and I don't always have my phone on me, like when I'm swimming or diving.
It's also a convenient way to carry a detonator, laser, and homing beacon for when I'm on the occasional secret agent mission.

 

I wear a watch so I can tell what time it is.

I have a dress watch, and an EDC watch.

As others have said, it is a pain to pull out your phone to see what time it is.

 

I wear a watch to save the battery on my phone; it also helps me from coming within 500 Text Messages of breaking the world record for most texts in a month (yes that happened) because I'd always be playing with my phone.

 

It's a habit I've had since childhood. My dad was a watchmaker and I would have an easier time leaving the house without my pants
than missing some kind of watch. God forbid being late coming home; he'd fix me with an icy stare and say "You didn't look at your
watch?"

 

My cell phone isn't water proof to 1000 ft.

 

For me its a habit and a convenience. I've been wearing a wristwatch since I got my first one as a child. I feel naked without one, just as I feel naked without at least my SAK in my pocket.

The watch I wear now is on my wrist 24/7, so even if I leave my cellphone in the car or can't use it for some other reason (meeting, test in evening school) I can always look at my watch. Or when I wake up in the middle of the night I don't have to search my phone to know what time it is.

And of course, it's jewelry for the man, piercings and earrings are not my style, and I'm not married so I have no reason to wear a ring

 

I've worn a watch for a very long time. Not sure why I began, probably because my father did. He got me into knives as well...