Let Watch Battery Die and Just Use Cell Phone?

[Thalestin]

I've worn a watch since I was ten years old. My gut reaction is to look at my wrist. I don't like using a phone for time and find it a little unprofessional.

 

[Grease]

So you actually wear your watch 24/7? Doesn't it start to smell?

That's why it goes into the shower too! That's why I love the G-shock model. I can't hurt it without hurting myself too much to care about the watch any more

 

[Bruise Lee]

Well, I came up with anther reason to wear a watch. Support you local watch repair guy! I was actually leaning towards not replacing my watch battery, when I walked by a watch repair shop while I was doing some Christmas shopping. I asked the local merchant how much to replace the battery, and he said $8.00, so I said what the heck. He was a nice guy, second generation, his dad owned the shop about 30 years ago!

Having said that, this is probably the last time I'll do it. I had him give me the old battery, so I guess I can try and do it myself next time. I may not even bother. I just figured I should copy down those 150 numbers down just in case I had something important stored there.

 

[Shann]

So you actually wear your watch 24/7? Doesn't it start to smell?

I wore my ironman 24\4 including in the shower. It had a plastic band and never smelled bad.

 

[texas gun person]

I like watches because i cannot carry a cell phone all the time as a firefighter. However, other than just liking watches, a cell phone would perform the same for most people.

 

[Mike8008]

I have a suunto core so replacing the battery isn't much of an issue.

 

[kenstogie]

I wear an Automatic watch like the one below (but mine isn't coin edge its scallop edge) I wear it in the shower, swimming, working, at work, smoking cigars, relaxing, sleeping etc etc ... it's a tank.

According to research.....
"The Movement (NH25) is a Seiko 7s25 sold by their Epson division to various watch manufacturers)"
You can get good movements in some of the Invictas

 

[mkjellgren]

Rather have a watch on my wrist than have to take my cell outta my pockets 1000x a day.

Exactly. I cook for a living, so naturally I'm constantly keeping an eye on the time. Its much easier (not to mention more sanitary, which is very important in the food biz) to glance at my watch rather than fish around for my phone.

 

[JFrame]

Like others on this thread, I'm old-school and can't imagine not being able to check the time by looking at my wrist.

The watches I have are either expensive enough that replacing the batteries are worth it, OR so inexpensive (e.g., Casio F-91W) that they are virtually disposable, and I just get a new one when they crap out.

 

[Arugess]

For the OP. Casio's Tough Solar G-Shocks have a battery that needs to be replaced about every 5/6 years (similar to all good rechargeables).

Personally, I prefer having a watch (All of mine are water resistant to at least 100m if not 200m) as sometimes I forget the cell or my cell battery dies within 2 days on me and I can't get to a charger easily.

 

[WoodenChicken]

I don't have a cell-phone, so I wear a watch...A Citizen Eco-Drive "Ecozilla" dive watch.

cool watch

 

[xbxb]

always wear a watch. Last time I tried the --just have a phone trick for everything----I dropped it and it cost me a couple of hundred to replace it. So much for that.

 

[Shotgun]

The world is full of clocks. I have 3 within 3 feet of where I sit. If I do forget my cell, there's a little thing called "talking" that I employ if I need the time.

 

[whateatsrabbits]

Ive never really been a watch guy. The only time Ill wear one is when I have to get dressed up for a wedding or something, just to be classy. Ditch that wrist computer and get a mechanical watch, no batteries needed.

 

[Phydeaux]

I wear a watch. I've worn one since elementary school. I have also found that I prefer analog displays.

BTW I have a analog Casio watch that is over 30 years old and still works. Spent more on batteries and bands than I paid for the original watch.

ric

 

[Grease]

Ditch that wrist computer and get a mechanical watch, no batteries needed.

Classy and functional. My pocket watch is mechanical, and I love it. 15 seconds of winding every 24 hours combined with a lifetime warranty for the internal stuff and you've got a watch that'll outlive you.

 

[Mike8008]

Ummm.....this is a dumb question but how do you wind most of the automatics available these days? Do you still manually wind the crown? That's what I thought but I saw a watch winder at a shop in Vegas and it looked like all it did was spin the actual watch around and around and around. Am I to assume those watches "wind" themselves by moving the watch itself?

 

[C_Becker]

An automatic watch winds itself by movement, hence the "automatic" but there are watches that you need to wind up

 

[Mike8008]

An automatic watch winds itself by movement, hence the "automatic" but there are watches that you need to wind up

Thanks! I always thought automatic was just a generic term for watches that has any kind of winding movement. Be it manual, solar etc.

I guess I could have just googled this but whatever.

 

[mdauben]

Have many of you guys already ditched your watches?

Honestly? It's probably been 15-20 years since I wore a watch. I just don't see the need for one. Not only do i carry a cell phone 24/7 with a perfectly adequate time piece built in but everywhere I look there's a clock these days. I'm in the living room? The TV and cable box both have clocks. I'm in the kitchen? My stove, microwave and coffee maker all tell me the time. Driving? My dashboard and GPS both have time displays. I'm at work? The time is shown on my computer and my desk phone.

Now, I've got a couple pocket watches that belonged to my grandfather that I sometimes wear when I get dressed up (usually weddings and funerals) but that's more for sentiment than timekeeping.