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People don't really need watches, you got everything you need on your phone, a watch is purely status signalling fashion accessory and as such the quality doesn

People don't really need watches, you got everything you need on your phone, a watch is purely status signalling fashion accessory and as such the quality doesn't matter, just the brand, the design and the price. You might get the same design from a no brand piece and you might get the quality from non status signalling brands but you want get the recognition of your status which is the most important thing you pay for.

skellera 8y ago
I don’t get where this mindset comes from. I love my watch for the purpose of telling time. Phones are a distraction and the less time I can get caught in that, the better. I had the same mindset until my boss told me it was better to look at your watch in front of a client than your phone. That got me to switch but it’s so much better at doing the job it does than a phone. Just turn your wrist and you can see the time.
- ghaff 8y ago
  Exactly. There are at least two wholly practical reasons to wear a watch (and a conventional watch is actually better than a smartwatch for the second). It doesn't require my fishing a phone out my pocket especially if it's cold, rainy, etc. It's easier, as your boss suggested, to casually look at the time out of the corner of your eye in a meeting, presentation, etc. than it is to see it on your phone--especially if the phone is turned over as is often the custom in meetings.
bartread 8y ago
> People don't really need watches, you got everything you need on your phone, a watch is purely status signalling fashion accessory and as such the quality doesn't matter, just the brand, the design and the price. No, no, no, no, no, no, NO! 1) A watch has a useful function: telling the time. And it performs this without the need for me to get my phone out. 2) Quality is important: I don't want everything I own to be disposable, and I don't like things that malfunction, break down, or otherwise stop working when subjected to the stresses and strains of normal life. In fact I prefer to buy high quality items that I enjoy and that will last for many years. Apart from anything else it's simply more sustainable than buying crap.

skellera 8y ago

I don’t get where this mindset comes from. I love my watch for the purpose of telling time. Phones are a distraction and the less time I can get caught in that, the better. I had the same mindset until my boss told me it was better to look at your watch in front of a client than your phone. That got me to switch but it’s so much better at doing the job it does than a phone. Just turn your wrist and you can see the time.

ghaff 8y ago
Exactly. There are at least two wholly practical reasons to wear a watch (and a conventional watch is actually better than a smartwatch for the second). It doesn't require my fishing a phone out my pocket especially if it's cold, rainy, etc. It's easier, as your boss suggested, to casually look at the time out of the corner of your eye in a meeting, presentation, etc. than it is to see it on your phone--especially if the phone is turned over as is often the custom in meetings.

bartread 8y ago

> People don't really need watches, you got everything you need on your phone, a watch is purely status signalling fashion accessory and as such the quality doesn't matter, just the brand, the design and the price. No, no, no, no, no, no, NO! 1) A watch has a useful function: telling the time. And it performs this without the need for me to get my phone out. 2) Quality is important: I don't want everything I own to be disposable, and I don't like things that malfunction, break down, or otherwise stop working when subjected to the stresses and strains of normal life. In fact I prefer to buy high quality items that I enjoy and that will last for many years. Apart from anything else it's simply more sustainable than buying crap.