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How well they keep time should not necessarily be the only consideration, though. A couple of years ago, I went shopping for a cheap watch, because it's been ye
by jolmg 7y ago
How well they keep time should not necessarily be the only consideration, though. A couple of years ago, I went shopping for a cheap watch, because it's been years since I've used one and I wanted to feel one again. Most of the ones I saw on sale (all cheap ones) were incredibly bulky, so comfort is a consideration. Most couldn't be read in the dark, so that's another consideration. The one I ended up getting fell apart in a month, so construction is yet another consideration.
- kijin 7y agoThere's also the fun factor. Mechanical watches on the cheap end are usually not very good at keeping time compared to a quartz watch, and they stop if you don't wear them for a couple of days! Still, people buy mechanical watches and wear them diligently to keep the rotor moving. It's a bit like driving manual. There's fun in taking care of a machine that responds promptly to your body movement and adapts to your lifestyle, even if there are plenty of alternatives that require no such care.
- peteradio 7y agoCasio alarm chrono cost me 10 bucks. Water resistant has a button to illuminate. Is not bulky. Stylish in a kind of classic retro way. Had one for 2 years until one of bands wore through, probably from fiddling with it too much. Got another for 15 last year and now it's got no signs of wear and just works.
- jolmg 7y agoYeah, that sounds far better than what I saw. I swear, a toy watch from a cereal box should have been worth more money than the watches I saw. What a waste of metal.