Less and Less People Wearing Watches These Days?

[Gerardus]

Agree, my oldest son also uses only his cellphone for reading the time.

[motoface]

I always wear a watch and always will. A rolex like other top quality brands is jewelry - for me the only jewelry I wear. Many people use cell phones to tell time but a fine piece of jewelry is a fine piece of jewelry - no one buys a rolex just because they need to know what time it is. Even when everyone from age 6 to 96 carries a cell phone, people will be wearing their rolexes.

[aleiberman]

Watches are very trendy more so with women right now.

[stockrabbit]

Maybe I'm in the minority but to echo a previous comment here, the problem with cell phones for telling the time is that it is actually going back to the inconveniences of the days of pocket watches, which is the reason wristwatches were invented in the first place. There is still nothing more convenient or quicker than grabbing the time off of your wrist (be it digital, quartz, mechanical, etc.). I, for one, check my wrist very often -- nothing thus far is more PRACTICAL for me.

[Kapture1]

Im 24 and have always had a watch on... it wasnt until last year that it was a Rolex. Its part fasion for me, lets be honest, the SS DJ looks damn good, as do all other Rolex. But I have always wore a watch because if I dont, I find myself looking at my bare wrist 6-10 times a day to see the time... from Timex to Fossil to Gucci to Eco-Drive to Movado, back to Gucci, and now... Rolex, watches have been a lasting part of style and functionality for me for over a decade now.

My friends around my age, some a bit younger, none of them wear watches. Not a single one. Whatever tho, thats their choice/loss.

[JBat]

I love wearing watches. I have a cell phone, a couple of computers, but it's always a watch I use to tell time.

[TheVTCGuy]

You know one more point about this, and it sucks, but as I'm older, it's harder and harder to see my watch face without glasses on. The cell phone time (probably because they're bigger) is easier to read. Well, doesn't matter; I still love my Rolex and will be wearing it until I'm on the other side.

[matt.wu]

Doesn't matter - more watches for me. ;)

[Fozzy]

Phone is in my pocket, watch is on my wrist, far easier lifting my left arm up to look at the time, rather than fidding around in my pocket for my phone.

Plus I have a Rolex Submariner to look at now.

[TheVTCGuy]

I personally do not like digital clocks or watches. I grew up looking at analog dials. I think an analog dial gives one a real sense of time. With a quick glance, it gives the wearer, not only the correct time, but puts it all in perspective. In a temporal way, it tells the wearer where he's been, where he is, where he's going and how it all fits in the day . . . all this with a mere glance.

X 2 Wayne!

[Ed Rooney]

I think back to when I was a kid. I had a watch for maybe the last 6 months of high school. Back then most kids didn't wear one, and that was in the Swatch days. I think a lot of people will go back to watches, but they will be fashion items. Folks will have either nicer watches, or digitals.

Cell phones are the most impractical timepieces. They aren't water resistant, they depend on too much to work properly. You have to remove them from their pocket or holster, then press at least one button. I rarely use mine for the time.

My wife and I didn't wear them for years, but I find they're absolutely essential in our daily life with kids. Being able to check the time in a meeting without looking disrespectful is also helpful.

[Mondo Man]

I stopped wearing a watch about 18 years ago. Right around the time I started using cell phones. The two are definitely related. To me wearing a watch was very uncomfortable. I hate wearing my Rolex. It is such a choir. If it wasn't a gift I'd sell it.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Mondo Man

I stopped wearing a watch about 18 years ago. Right around the time I started using cell phones. The two are definitely related. To me wearing a watch was very uncomfortable. I hate wearing my Rolex. It is such a choir. If it wasn't a gift I'd sell it.

You dredged up a 2-year-old thread to tell us you don't like wearing your Rolex

[bridgs]

Originally Posted by 77T

You dredged up a 2-year-old thread to tell us you don't like wearing your Rolex

Funny!

[Mephist]

Just posted something similar in a similar thread.


"a gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit" –Ian Flemming

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by Mondo Man

I stopped wearing a watch about 18 years ago. Right around the time I started using cell phones. The two are definitely related. To me wearing a watch was very uncomfortable. I hate wearing my Rolex. It is such a choir. If it wasn't a gift I'd sell it.

Welcome on TRF

The only conclusion I can from your post is . . . give it back !

HAGOne

[LightOnAHill]

holy resurrected thread batman

[swiss ghost]

Originally Posted by LightOnAHill

holy resurrected thread batman

shame on me for replying to a 3 year old thread

mods please ban me for 24 hrs

[LightOnAHill]

I just love getting to put that, can you tell?

[gwalker]

I'm 28 and almost all of my friends wear Omega, Tag, or Rolex. Ill say I don't see many young people wearing them though. A smartphone is all you need. I think of it like I love driving a Corvette and its fast, recognizable, expensive (relatively), and an "icon" but some of the younger crowd really can't afford it and would rather have a Prius that goes a to b.

[steveclocks]

Originally Posted by gwalker

I'm 28 and almost all of my friends wear Omega, Tag, or Rolex. Ill say I don't see many young people wearing them though. A smartphone is all you need. I think of it like I love driving a Corvette and its fast, recognizable, expensive (relatively), and an "icon" but some of the younger crowd really can't afford it and would rather have a Prius that goes a to b.

At least you have picked good friends then! The ones that DO wear a good watch on their wrist. Glad there are still some of the good ones around !

[joe100]

I'm sure a part of it has to do with priorities as well as the current trend. Young people today have far more to spend in bills each month as the 20-something of 20-30 years ago. A Rolex or other high end watch just isn't on their radar.

Btw, up to this point the word "bling" has been used 13 times in this thread.

[c.rod]

i am 31 and in the construction industry. i wear a gshock daily. depending on where im working you are not allowed to use your phone because of safety guidlines. besides work , it seems like im one of the only ones ever wearing a watch period. especially "expensive" watches. in fact ive never came across anyone i know wearing anything other than a citizen/fossil etc...

[steveclocks]

Originally Posted by c.rod

i am 31 and in the construction industry. i wear a gshock daily. depending on where im working you are not allowed to use your phone because of safety guidlines. besides work , it seems like im one of the only ones ever wearing a watch period. especially "expensive" watches. in fact ive never came across anyone i know wearing anything other than a citizen/fossil etc...

don't be put off by that man ! Here you're in good company and you'll find guys around here just like you, with the same values and interests. Quality any time over quantity

[financeman]

I agree that younger people are definetly not wearing watches these days. I remember getting my first "nice" watch when I was 16. It was a citizen echo drive and I cherished that watch and was so proud to have it on my wrist. That was my big present that year from my parents and I still have and cherish that watch today.
I was so proud when my 12 year old son came to me a few weeks back and said he wanted to get a "nice" watch for his birthday this year. I guess him being around quality watches all his life has made him get a taste and a understanding on the value of a well made time piece

[Solo118]

Sorry, I dont care what the others are doing. I refuse to go one day without wearing a watch.

[Rashid.bk]

Sorry, but not wearing a watch is immature. People started substituting smartphones for watches for a number of reasons which began with the advent of "cool" smart phones.
Two of the most common ones:
-have a smart phone, an Iphone more likely and want to pull it out randomly to show people how cool you are for having the latest and greatest. Younger generations 15-25 are way more hip to electrical tech than mechanical.
-also people pull out there phone a million times to "respond" to a text or email. It makes you look important, connected...like your hip and involved. Social media has pushed this to the tenth power, checking Facecrack updates and twitter feeds.

To me a grown man(21 at least) or woman that pulls out a phone to tell time cannot be taken seriously. It looks unprofessional and immature in the middle of a power point presentation to dig into your pocket and pull out your phone to check the time. In my line of work where it is necessary to record times of specific events as they happen while still maintaining situational awareness and your hands free to act, digging in a pocket or depending on an unconfirmed time source is a nogo.

So while it may be popular and acceptable and a phone may keep better time, it goes against established social norms and values to be a responsible adult managing your time from your pocket. In the same manner that it is prudent and respectable to wear a suit to an interview, a business meeting, etc. wearing a watch does say something.

In the military for example a watch is a requirement, it is part of your packing list for any activity from training, schools and definitely deployments. Why because it's "cool", no because it's necessary for better time management under a multitude of varying circumstances.
I remember reading Malcom X's autobiography when I was young and one thing he said always stayed with me, paraphrasing-
A man without a watch doesn't value or respect time.
A cellphone in your pocket doesn't count. Then there's the argument about clocks everywhere, and the issue also of usability, phones during sports such as diving, running etc. doesn't work.
My opinion.









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[Lumberjact]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

Sorry, but not wearing a watch is immature. People started substituting smartphones for watches for a number of reasons which began with the advent of "cool" smart phones.
Two of the most common ones:
-have a smart phone, an Iphone more likely and want to pull it out randomly to show people how cool you are for having the latest and greatest. Younger generations 15-25 are way more hip to electrical tech than mechanical.
-also people pull out there phone a million times to "respond" to a text or email. It makes you look important, connected...like your hip and involved. Social media has pushed this to the tenth power, checking Facecrack updates and twitter feeds.

To me a grown man(21 at least) or woman that pulls out a phone to tell time cannot be taken seriously. It looks unprofessional and immature in the middle of a power point presentation to dig into your pocket and pull out your phone to check the time. In my line of work where it is necessary to record times of specific events as they happen while still maintaining situational awareness and your hands free to act, digging in a pocket or depending on an unconfirmed time source is a nogo.

So while it may be popular and acceptable and a phone may keep better time, it goes against established social norms and values to be a responsible adult managing your time from your pocket. In the same manner that it is prudent and respectable to wear a suit to an interview, a business meeting, etc. wearing a watch does say something.

In the military for example a watch is a requirement, it is part of your packing list for any activity from training, schools and definitely deployments. Why because it's "cool", no because it's necessary for better time management under a multitude of varying circumstances.
I remember reading Malcom X's autobiography when I was young and one thing he said always stayed with me, paraphrasing-
A man without a watch doesn't value or respect time.
A cellphone in your pocket doesn't count. Then there's the argument about clocks everywhere, and the issue also of usability, phones during sports such as diving, running etc. doesn't work.
My opinion.









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Would agree more than 100% if that were mathematically possible!

[Passionata]

To the OP
Might be but we belong to the happy minority


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George

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[james1787]

I notice that quite a few people in the 20's/30's these days do not wear watches. I've always worn a watch. I fought getting a smart phone for years until I was forced to get one for work.