Board 8 > I can't believe only 17% of you regularly wear a traditional watch

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and like 11% more wear a smartwatch, per the front page poll on this site. I feel naked without my watch
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Never worn one in my life
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I wear a watch, and I have both a wall calendar at home and a desk calendar at work. I like getting information by just turning my head and without having to pull out my phone.

They are just unnecessary burden.
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Don't believe it just watch
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I respect watches because they do work for some people but I don't think I'm one of those people
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Watches are basically just jewelry at this point and I don't much care for them, personally.
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love my watch, I feel naked without it

i don't have anything gaudy, it's a pretty simple casio
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Raka_Putra posted...

They are just unnecessary burden.

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i wonder how people consider them a "burden"

like for real, I don't think there's any point where I've been like "man this watch is getting in my way"

like i'm not even saying you SHOULD wear a watch, I can see why people don't, I don't fight people on it, but the idea of calling it a straight up "burden" is baffling to me
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I don't like having a heavy thing on my wrist all day

ok then you don't get a heavy watch

like mine is super light

???

again, I get why people don't want to wear a watch, but it also seems like people have just made up reasons not to
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yeah but why strap anything you don't need on when you can just be loose and free
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I would wear one on my belt but it would be a waist of time! Ha!
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I liked watches and have a somewhat pricey (for me) watch, but I hate wearing a watch when I drive or type so I dont wear it except for formal events
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i mean, i am loose and free. there has never been a point in my life where the watch hinders my actions in any way. it's not like it slips off or explodes or anything. there is no downside to wearing a watch other than the additional maybe 2 seconds it takes to put it on and then take it off.

i guess maybe if you have one of those expensive, heavy, gaudy watches maybe then it's an issue? i'll admit THOSE are really fucking dumb, my dad wears those and he gave me one for christmas and it's like, the worst thing ever



this is my watch, it's got an expansion band so it slides right on and off, I don't use any of the extra functions on it like the alarm or anything and admittedly I have never seen anyone use the extra features on a watch and I dunno why they're still included on newer watches

i also had a calculator watch I used to wear to work because I was in a place where we weren't allowed to have phones and I needed to do calculations often.
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oh i will also note I don't wear a watch at home, I think that is dumb, and I remember seeing in some movie there was a dude who slept with his watch on and I was like "holy shit who would do that"
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also pps I think that the 17% from the poll is actually too high, i'm the only one I know who wears a watch regularly, it's pretty rare I meet watch-wearers at this point

when I did manage that Amazon warehouse EVERY manager wore a watch. it was a time sensitive environment and the extra few seconds it took to take out your phone to check the time did actually matter on a lot of occasions. most people had never worn a watch before that job but they all seemed to agree that they're pretty convenient and I think a lot of them became watch-wearers outside of work.
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Watches are for nerds dude

I was never into watches.

A standard phone does the job well enough anyway.
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the soft-band type makes you look like a child unless you're working outdoors or doing something physical

i, however, do not. i would wear a good metal one if it fit properly- it's expensive to find one that fit those criteria, though
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Why would it make you look like a child? Children don't wear watches at all.
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Nrrr posted...

Watches are for nerds dude

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I mean, it's easier not to wear a watch.
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I mean I wear a fitbit, which tells the time. Seems a bit redundant to wear another watch. Plus it does things other than tell time.
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I should switch to a fitbit, that's actually a really good idea, thanks ash
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anything on my wrist causes my wrist to break out.
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ZenOfThunder posted...

I should switch to a fitbit, that's actually a really good idea, thanks ash

They're pretty useful. I wear mine to bed, and it tells me how much sleep I get. Plus how many steps I get in a day, and my heart rate. Battery has to recharge occasionally, but usually only every couple of days.
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I used to always wear a watch, and then I got a fitbit (the cheapo kind that doesn't tell the time), and it was just too annoying to have two things on my wrist, or one on both wrists. I tried it for a few weeks and then just dropped the watch.
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ZenOfThunder posted...

Nrrr posted...

Watches are for nerds dude

I am pretty sure this website is full of people like Luster Soldier who are popular at school, not nerds

I just lost my watch for a week, and I felt so lost. I don't want to have to pull my phone out of my pocket all the time when I want to see a clock, plus I use the stopwatch feature surprisingly often. Most important time is when I'm running.

I wear an ultra-cheap digital watch with a velcro band, so it's easy to put on and take off. Only problem with them is they get really sweaty when you're doing any kind of exercise.
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Used to wear a belt watch all the time.
Had 3 of them in total, never replaced any of the batteries though so I stopped wearing them
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Nrrr posted...

Watches are for nerds dude

Yeah you might as well have a pocket protector too while youre at it.
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People with watches must be old.
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A true gentleman always wears a classic gold plated Swiss watch. It is the perfect accent to the fedora, ascot, and 3-piece suit that one must wear in public to be presentable.
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ZenOfThunder posted...

i wonder how people consider them a "burden"

like for real, I don't think there's any point where I've been like "man this watch is getting in my way"

like i'm not even saying you SHOULD wear a watch, I can see why people don't, I don't fight people on it, but the idea of calling it a straight up "burden" is baffling to me

To me, it's a burden in the sense of being an extra cost. Why would I pay for something with just one function when I already have that function performed more accurately on my phone? Watches are semi-functional jewelry now, and nothing more.
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i just look up the time on my phone and i'm too poor to wear a watch as "jewelry," so...
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Sensitive skin prevents me from wearing one for long periods of time.

I used to wear one on and off like 12 years ago but one night when walking home from a friend's place someone hurled a 40 at me from a car and shattered the watch and nearly broke my wrist. Haven't bought one since.
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I used to wear a watch then I started playing french horn then I stopped wearing a watch

ZenOfThunder posted...

there is no downside to wearing a watch

Some people just don't want to have a "thing" strapped onto them

It's a downside. Maybe not to you.

I worked around moving belts that could snag a traditional watch easily, stopwatch with regular watch functions and a breakaway cord for life.

Muffin wears one upside down
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I like wearing them, I just don't have an every day watch that doesn't have a cracked crystal at the moment and I'm too lazy to try and get a new crystal and too ashamed to go get it repaired.
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It has something to do with age I guess? I am 36 and I wear a watch since I was 6. But I see all young people don't wear one now, they just use their phones.
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Last watch I had I got bored and played with it and broke it.

And I have now determined that I can just glance over at my phone to see the time, so I don't need one.
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A traditional watch is purely a style accessory at this point. If you like it that's cool, but I definitely don't see a need to wear one

I wear a fit bit watch that buzzes updates I want from my phone like texts and calls and certain apps(which I never notice on my phone). If I didn't get function that I find value in beyond telling the time (which my phone does already if I really need it), I wouldn't bother with it.

Not sure why Zen feels so strongly about a watch not being any sort of burden. I get used to wearing it but it's an inconvenience to have it on at times, like when I'm typing or cooking. My fit bit also has benefits when sleeping by tracking how much time I actually spend asleep, my dad actually uses his specifically for that purpose, but personally I love the feeling of freedom my wrist feels when I take it off at night.
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

Why would it make you look like a child? Children don't wear watches at all.

I wore one when I was a kid. They're kind of designed similarly to cargo pants, also children's wear

Functional, durable, and bloated. Impervious to spills
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Nrrr posted...

ZenOfThunder posted...

Nrrr posted...

Watches are for nerds dude

I am pretty sure this website is full of people like Luster Soldier who are popular at school, not nerds

Anyone that regularly visits this website is a nerd regardless of what they tell you.

My gear s3 looks like a watch and is more functional.
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KyleKatayanagi posted...

Nrrr posted...

ZenOfThunder posted...

Nrrr posted...

Watches are for nerds dude

I am pretty sure this website is full of people like Luster Soldier who are popular at school, not nerds

Anyone that regularly visits this website is a nerd regardless of what they tell you.

dude you just called yourself a nerd. fucked up.