Do you wear a watch?

[The-Real-Deal82]

I've always worn a watch and feel awkward without one on my wrist. My daily beater is a Seiko Sarb033, but I own many automatic watches.

 

[Tech198]

i wish i could wear a watch again, but i got used to a smart phone for telling time.

 

[Micky Do]

This poll originally closed about a week ago, and I thought that interest had died in the thread a while before that. Seems interest has been rekindled, so I have reopened the poll.

 

[mrex]

That's a "normal" price (or should I say "prize") range?

Quite a normal price for an automatic swiss watch - atleast if you want to use them years later too, have access to pairparts and are easily fixed.

 

[A.Goldberg]

@Micky Do - Do we have a definition on what cheap vs. moderate vs. high prices are? This would be helpful in making your survey more specific.

I haven't checked off the survey as I'm not sure which category my daily watch would fit into. In the context of my watches, it's moderate. In the context of all watches in the world (considering there are watches worth tens, hundreds of thousands) it's cheap. Compared to a $30 Timex, it's expensive.
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I've always worn a watch and feel awkward without one on my wrist. My daily beater is a Seiko Sarb033, but I own many automatic watches.

I think I have that one (but it broke ) Great looking watch though.

 

[ibookg409]

I typically wear my Apple Watch. I do a lot of Government work so I often have to take it off in secure areas and in those times I wear my Casio G-SHOCK GBA-400 ($250).

 

[bunnspecial]

Do we have a definition on what cheap vs. moderate vs. high prices are? This would be helpful in making your survey more specific.

I haven't checked off the survey as I'm not sure which category my daily watch would fit into. In the context of my watches, it's moderate. In the context of all watches in the world (considering there are watches worth tens, hundreds of thousands) it's cheap. Compared to a $30 Timex, it's expensive

Even more broadly, a 30 year old, $3K Rolex is cheap compared to a $25K Patek Phillippe Calatrava. The Calatrava seems cheap if you're forking over $100K+ for a Patek Grand Complication.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I think I have that one (but it broke ) Great looking watch though.

It's my favourite watch that I own.

If you own this Sarb033 you should get it fixed. The movement is usually pretty solid as its only officially sold on the Japanese market. It doesn't have the nickname the 'Baby Grand Seiko' for nothing and a steal at £330 compared to £3000 for the Grands.

 

[Suture]

I like the look of that Seiko!

 

[Vivian125]

Nope, watches makes your palm and hands smelly especially in winter when it sweats.

 

[Lioness~]

Bad choices. I use a sport watch.
Have no need for a smart watch, but like to keep track of training, sleep and sometimes time.

 

[willmtaylor]

Nope, watches makes your palm and hands smelly especially in winter when it sweats.

Perhaps yours, but not mine. Also, I find it odd that you mention sweatiness in the winter, as opposed to the warmer months.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Perhaps yours, but not mine. Also, I find it odd that you mention sweatiness in the winter, as opposed to the warmer months.

Nor mine either.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I flip between my Seiko Sarb, Sub and Apple Watch series 2 still.

 

[jbarley]

I've worn watches all my adult life, currently I wear a gold Seiko given to me by my employer when I retired 20 years ago.

 

[ZStech]

I don't own a watch. Haven't done so since the waterproof ana-digi model I was so proud of proved to be better at keeping water in than out. I did get it repaired once, at great expense, just out of warranty. That didn't work, so I chucked it and haven't bothered with a watch at all for more than 30 years……. and am known to be on time more often than most of my watch wearing acquaintances.

I do wear watches. Somebody cannot leave without a smartphone, me - without controlling a time

 

[Gutwrench]

I don’t like wearing any form of jewelry so I only wore a watch when my job required it. I stopped wearing one after leaving that job. About a year ago I started wearing an Apple Watch solely to buy and control a pair of AirPods.

 

[willmtaylor]

I don’t like wearing any form of jewelry so I only wore a watch when my job required it. I stopped wearing one after leaving that job. About a year ago I started wearing an Apple Watch solely to buy and control a pair of AirPods.

May I be nosey and inquire as to what job required a wristwatch?

 

[Gutwrench]

May I be nosey and inquire as to what job required a wristwatch?

Sorry, I stretched the truth a bit. A watch wasn’t genuinely required, but we needed to know the (date) and time dozens of times a day. I was in public safety.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sorry, I stretched the truth a bit. A watch wasn’t genuinely required, but we needed to know the (date) and time dozens of times a day. I was in public safety.

I like the feel of a watch on my wrist; any time I need to surrender it for a while (to have a new battery inserted, or a new strap put on), I find that I miss it.