will wearing a watch die out

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I rarely see a young person wearing a watch.. none of my kids (all grown up) do..

Mines broke and I am off up town today to get a new one.. got me thinking.. I dont think many people from say 30 downwards wear watches anymore.. as time goes on (oops) there will be less and less until it eventaully becomes a thing of the past



just thinking out loud...sort of :)
 
I guess that many check the time on their mobile phones. I prefer a watch.
 
I feel naked if I go out without one, however nowadays my eyesight is getting so bad without glasses that I struggle to read it and use my phone instead. I always take my watch off first thing when I get home along with emptying trouser pockets of wallet and change etc.
In contrast me old man who is 70 odd has never worn one.
 
cant bear not having a watch on.. feel totally lost without one. maybe as you say its a generation thing ( that and kids not being taught how to tell the time on an analogue these days.. ) its pretty appalling when the number of kids dont know how to tell the time if its not in digital format.
no matter where i am i always out of habit look at my watch to check the time. even if im sitting in front of laptop with my phone next to me its the watch that i check rather than just look at the bottom right corner of my screen or glance down to to my left where my phone normally sits.
 
I stopped wearing a watch quite a few years ago. I generally know roughly what time it is anyway. I use my phone to check the time if I need to.
 
I think its a generation thing to be honest.
With the advent of smart watches (by Samsung and the likes of) I can't help but feel they are trying to re brand a long standing fashion accessory and make it appeal to the younger masses.

Me, personally I am a watch fiend and feel lost when I can't flick my wrist (keep it clean!) to check the time.
 
I'm 26 and just started wearing a watch! Got the horrid strap suntan mark on my wrist too haha!
Got fed up checking my phone for the time and dropping it 9/10 times putting away!
 
I'm 25 and I always wear one now because it's a lot easier than reaching into my pocket for my phone. Especially when I'm gamekeeping. The less movement when out stalking the better. I also do a lot of windsurfing and teach it in the summer months. I've got three phones at the bottom of some lochs lol, can't drop a watch :D
 
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I haven't worn a watch in over 30yrs.
 
It just feels wrong not haing one on.. hence why off to get another now... I guess after over 40 yrs wearing a watch it is gonna feel odd... just strange to think its dying out and eventually nobody will wear one...
 
A few years back when I watch of mine broke, I considered getting another one, then just thought id use the clock on my phone instead. This lasted 2 days, and that very weekend, I was watch shopping. I cannot stand to be without a watch.
 
Always wear a watch but I'm the only in our family.

I think watches may have a resurgence with smart watches with greater funtionality.
 
I'm in my 50s and haven't worn a watch for 20-30 years. I think that's partly 'cos I have a good sense of time and usually know the time to within 10 mins.

Neither of my sons wears a watch nor does Mrs PatrickO.
 
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It just feels wrong not haing one on.. hence why off to get another now... I guess after over 40 yrs wearing a watch it is gonna feel odd... just strange to think its dying out and eventually nobody will wear one...
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Hmmm, I am not so sure watch wearing will die out, even if it remains the preserve of the more well off as a status symbol and something that is worn by everyone else only on special occassions, like hats I guess, and I mean 'formal' hats, not baseball caps ;) Being 'retro' is a fashion that comes round regularly too, so even if less people wear them as a matter of course over the next decades, fashions will come round that give them a rebirth every so often.


I do wear a watch, but not all the time, usually only when leaving the house [and I do forget to put it on regularly], I tend to take it off at home because apart from anything else, it catches on the edge of the desk whilst I am working at the computer.
 
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Yv said:
Hmmm, I am not so sure watch wearing will die out, even if it remains the preserve of the more well off as a status symbol and something that is worn by everyone else only on special occassions, like hats I guess, and I mean 'formal' hats, not baseball caps ;) Being 'retro' is a fashion that comes round regularly too, so even if less people wear them as a matter of course over the next decades, fashions will come round that give them a rebirth every so often.
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I see what you eman.. but arn't watches mass produced? in ecades to come when only a few wear them.. they will become a lot more expensive so even less...

either way you are right.. not die out alltogether.. but become rare you see one... as you say..in decades to come.. when we are all dead and buried...haha sobering thought :)
 
I still wear a watch, but primarily at work, since I'm always on a schedule. Unless I've got time constraints, I don't wear one at home, its my off-time
 
I feel naked without a watch on - more so than when I leave my mobile phone at home. I keep a spare in each car just in case. I used to have plastic cased watches so I could keep them on while working on cars/bikes (metal cases and proximity to wiring = possible bad news!) but now rarely do any of the mechanics myself (hell, pop a modern bonnet and all you see is a big plastic noise cancelling cover!) so have gone back to metal cases. I've also gone back to hands rather than digital and mainly wear radio controlled ones. Not so much because I need to have the exact time on me as because I WANT to have the exact time on me! The exception is my Dad's watch which was the gift my Mother gave him on their wedding day - late '50s analogue. Fairly accurate but nowhere close to a digital or quartz movement - nice to wear and the almost stepless second hand is pretty cool!
 
I'm 22 and have always worn one for about the past 10 years. I currently wear a Casio G-Shock simply because their near impossible to damage (crystal glass, its useful to have a timer, stopwatch etc and mine is guaranteed to tell the correct time as it syncs every morning with the radio time signal. I just like knowing what the time is, without having to bother getting my smartphone out; I might be in the minority for my age range, but it drives me nuts not having a watch on.
 
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i'm 24

it is quicker looking at my watch rather than getting the phone out, also i'm usually holding 2 bags

and I hate to think how easy it would be to drop my phone especially if i'm in a rush


I never used to wear one though, I think I only got one so I would be taken more seriously by people (it worked), it felt weird at first, now it feels weird without it
 
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Stopped wearing a watch when I was 21 when mine broke, I'd worn one since I was little. Never felt the need to get another.
 
Used to wear one years ago, but I find I can guess the time to 15 minutes anyway which is usually near enough.
If I have to be somewhere at set time, car, bike and phone have clocks - I just don't need a watch.
 
citizen eco drive for me.. one of those few items where even though a £10 watch will do exactly same thing is a £100 one im very fussy in my watch choice and quite happy to pay a few hundred pounds.
 
I read that the average mobile phone user checks their phone 110 times a day, I bet that is even higher for younger people. I reckon that would go a long way towards explaining why younger people particuarly don't wear watches as often.

I like a nice watch. I can't afford anything super expensive, but something smart and decent quality suits me. I feel naked without it.

You now have smart watches starting to make an appearence. Most mobile phone companies have a smart watch either out already or coming soon. I even saw an advert in an airport recently for a rolex smart watch. So I don't think they are going anywhere, but the traditional time piece may become the reserve of the older generations and those not quite so taken by new tech.
 
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I just don't need a watch.
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Id wager 90% of people dont wear a watch because they need to, but rather because they want to.

Mate here has recently acquired a citizen ECO chronograph style one and im begining to think I now need want similar for my small collection.
 
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It feels wrong if I'm not wearing a watch. I'd rather go out without trousers on than without a watch! (and as I get older that becomes more likely).


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I haven't worn a watch for the last 5 years. The last one I bought was a Raymond Weil which I saved up for quite some time to buy. It's in a draw gathering dust...must flog it sometime.

If it need to tell the time, there usually a clock around or I use my phone. I can see the appeal of the 'smart' watches, but suspect I'll not be buying one.

Cheers.
 
If I didn't wear a great big watch, how would people know what an amazing photographer I aw?
 
Back from town... wanted a plain face slim fit leather strapped watch.. thats what I usualy wear.. dont like bulk or bling.. dont like gold.. not even if it was real... just a plain date watch.. paid 60 quid for an accurist.. white face black strap silver case.... feels loverly straight ou the box:)
 
Wore a watch pretty much regularly throughout secondary school (though maybe not so at the weekends). Wore a watch through most of university. It was only when I was working that they banned "jewellery" and I stopped wearing it. Didn't miss it after a while. Struggled to come to terms with wearing a watch when in my current job but got used to it. Interestingly, I went without for six months because the batteries on all of my watches had expired and needed replacing and I was too lazy.
 
I'm somewhat young.

Got my first mobile aged 11, haven't touched a watch since.
 
Have one at home, hardly wear it. Use one if going out cycling and want to time myself etc.

Can be useful in meetings to check the time if you don't have a laptop as getting your phone out looks a bit odd.

I find I like the concept of having a watch, and looking at watches better than actually wearing one. I have considered getting a pocked watch though!
 
Wouldn't be without my watch, take it off every night though or when I'm staying indoors, its one of the old style automatic ones, no battery to run out or remembering to wind it up
 
I wear a watch all the time and feel lost without it but when it comes to mobile phones I am always forgetting to pick it up when leaving the house. :confused:
 
I hardly ever take my watch off; only if I go swimming really.
 
I always wear a watch and always will. I've been wearing a tissot for the past 5 years but have just moved to a Samsung gear which is pure gadgetry for the sake of it, but which I really find useful.
 
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