I found an old analog Timex watch in a drawer that I stopped wearing a few years ago when the battery died. Even then, wearing a wrist watch had become an anachronism, but I liked this watch. It was reliable (I rarely replaced the battery), accurate, and it sported Roman numerals. (Try to find a watch with those nowadays.) So I went to the battery store for a new one, cleaned it up a bit and put it on. I like it. As Timex used to tell us, they “take a licking and keep on ticking.”
For a long time I just looked at my phone if I wanted to know the time, but to do that you have to take it out of your pocket, turn it on, and then put it back in your pocket. Three steps. With my trusty Timex, I just glance at my wrist. What could be easier?
So I’m curious. Do you still wear a wrist watch? And if you do, about what age are you? Does anyone under, say, 50, wear a wrist watch?
Yes I still wear a watch. It’s self winding so it never needs a new battery. And, as you said, it’s much easier to just glance at your wrist then pull your phone out. Of course you youngsters have your noses buried in your phones so you don’t need to pull them out either.
Age 57. I wear one. Late model analog w/mechanical movement.
It’s handy. I don’t carry my cell phone on my person very often, and when I do it’s too much of a PIA to fetch it from my pocket, hit the button ( to light the screen ) to see the time, push the button again ( to deactivate the screen ) and it back in my pocket, as opposed to just glancing at my wrist. Also, I’d sooner wear a knapsack than carry a phone on a belt/waist holder.
67, and I wear one. It’s a Casio, solar powered so I never have to wind it or replace the battery, and it syncs with a radio signal every night so I never need to set it. It also has a feature which lets you switch time zones without changing the main time.
Much faster than pulling out my phone.
Nope. Between my bedroom, bathroom, living room, garage, car, classroom, office, etc. I don’t feel the need for one. But if i ever hit it semi-big, I might start wearing a Patik Phillipe someday.
I’m 44 and have three watches. A Tissot Touch, a Samsung Galaxy Watch and a Garmin Fenix 5. The Garmin and Samsung are both smart watches. I wear the Garmin pretty much all the time. I use it for timers, alarms, step tracking, and just telling the time.
I’m 44. Don’t wear one. I had the same wrist watch from 15 until I was 35 or so. First I stopped wearing it in summer, and then it stopped working and couldn’t be repaired so I stopped wearing one all together.
I don’t wear one anymore. I did until a couple of years ago, because I don’t like the check my cell phone to check the time when teaching. But now all my classrooms have clocks.
I’m 61 and I’d feel naked without a watch. I have a collection of Timex and Casio models, some analog, some digital, some both. The one I wear the most is a a solar powered Casio so no worries about batteries.
Like everyone else has said, it takes too long to fish out the cell phone just to check the time. But also the date. Who can remember what date it is every day? Trusty Timex to the rescue. At least I can usually remember the day of the week that we’re on without help.
My favorite watch *band *is the Spiedel Twist-o-flex that I got in the seventies and is still going strong. It has held at least a dozen different watches to my wrist over the years.
I wear a smart watch. I can install all kinds of cool looking watch faces on it, both digital and analog. It has Bluetooth so I can dial my contacts on my phone without taking the phone out of my pocket. The only drawback is the battery has to be charged every day. I’m 62.
I’m finding I’m wearing mine less. I’ve learned to carry my phone most of the time. But the real reason is that I’ve lost 70 pounds, and they don’t fit. I’ll need to remove links.