Who Like or Hates Wristwatches?

[bmasonoh]

Like an M3, a fine mechanical wrist watch is a thing of beauty. I own one. Having said that, I don't wear it! So yes, I love fine watches but find myself using my iPhone instead.

 

[rumbliegeos]

Don't like them. I just never got used to the sensation of something hanging off my wrist, always has a tendency to bang into something.

Now pocket watches on the other hand... love'em

That's right. I need a regular time reference and do not use a mobile phone religiously, but I dislike the way wristwatches catch on backpack shoulder straps, shirt sleeves, etc, when putting them on and taking them off. Pocket watches are more comfortable to wear, but it is really hard to inconspicuously sneak a look at the time when you are in a long-winded conversation....

 

[Benjamin Marks]

I like watches. I have had an automatic for the last seven years. Keeps good time, is designed to be repaired, never needs batteries. Suspect it is a generational thing. I remember reading somewhere that in the 19-teens and 20's men wore pocket watches and wrist watches were a women's fashion item. This changed when male aviators began wearing wristwatches. In that vein, if I could afford it I would purchase an Omega Speedmaster -- the Apollo moon version. There is something very satisfying about a precision hand-made device.

 

[aldenfender]

Love em... from the most simple on up... hate fumbling with my phone when asked the time, as I have usualy have a camera in my right hand or my phone, or work phone..., its simple to just look at my left wrist.

 

[zauhar]

The Seiko that I have had for ~25 years bit the dust again, and I decided to replace it with an automatic. There is no way I can afford a Rolex or Omega, but there were several discussions on RFF that pointed me to cheaper and still interesting alternatives. (That sort of surprised me! I didn't expect to learn that here.)

I have started prowling watch shops on occasion looking for one to fall in love with.

I find it irritating to have to pull my phone out to check the time. My Seiko is a quartz, but is really beautiful (and has a cool moon dial). I am sorry it has probably stopped for good.

Randy

 

[River Dog]

I like them, but they always break on me. Including the Omega Seamaster sitting in a drawer.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

No wristwatch and no wedding ring.
I work with my hands.

Chris

 

[PatrickONeill]

I have about 13 wristwatches. a few are nice. all are sentimental. and nearly all of them have dead batteries, which I should replace.

 

[Wahoo]

I hate wristwatches.

I hate wristwatches.

I hate wristwatches .🙂

So here's a couple of photos of my 1960's Seikos.

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Awful, aren't they ? ? ?

 

[Roger Hicks]

Of course, if I'm not wearing a watch and need to know the time, there's a clock built into my M9. Which strikes me as about as convenient as trying to find the time from a telephone.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Mablo]

I admire mechanical wristwatches and could buy one or two some day. I never wear a watch though.

 

[Sparrow]

Of course, if I'm not wearing a watch and need to know the time, there's a clock built into my M9. Which strikes me as about as convenient as trying to find the time from a telephone.

Cheers,

R.

I'm hoping for an MP3 player on the M10 ...

 

[charjohncarter]

Funny thread Chris, I never wore a wrist watch before cell phones, etc. I figured somebody else would have one. I do have two watches from the 60s, no batteries, and I wear one all the time now. Don't ask why I can't figure it out, except that maybe I don't have a cell phone.

 

[Pablito]

"I like to watch"
-Chauncey Gardner

 

[Mablo]

Apropos, my last wristwatch is made in Russia. They were all the rage here in the -90's. Mechanical of course and unbelievable heavy - some of them were built in former tank manufacturing facilities - and had funny names with Soviet clang like "Komandirsky" or "Kursk" (remember the sub that went down). Mine is "Vostok Pobeda". Love it.

 

[DNG]

I feel naked w/o a wrist watch... had one since Teen Years I guess...
Now my head turns to my wrist every so often out of habit...😱
Can't quit now 😉

 

[Steve M.]

I like 'em. They're functional, and the only jewelry that I own is a vintage Hamilton wristwatch that needs to be wound every morning. Maybe it's not jewelry, as it has a function. It reminds me of a well made, precision manual camera.

I have to put in a little more effort like winding it daily, but I'm rewarded w/ something that will never have a flat battery, and it hasn't lost or gained a minute in the 6 months I've owned it. It's probably been doing that for 40 or 50 years.

 

[Pablito]

i learnt to live "without time" many years ago.

It's the only way to live. But I do wear a functioning watch (a $12 Casio) usually (most times) & see no contradiction in doing so.

Where I come from, we have many forms of time, "clock time" being the most oppressive, but necessary at time(s).

 

[shadowfox]

I like wristwatches simply because they are convenient and useful.
Just a glance can tell you time, date, and day. And it's a handy stopwatch for developing film.
No sentimental or collector attachment to those at all. Unlike old cameras.

My watch right now is a $9 Casio my wife picked up at Target.

Well, I do have a nice Swiss Army that I wear on functions or formal events where a Casio would look out of place.
Got that one as a corporate "10 years of service" gift, they offer a crystal plaque or a watch. 🙂

 

[MickH]

I don't need a watch. I've got the time writted down on a piece of paper.