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In western countries (at least) nobody needs a watch to keep track of time. We have ultra precise time on out smartphones and devices. So wearing a watch today
by J_cst 4y ago
In western countries (at least) nobody needs a watch to keep track of time. We have ultra precise time on out smartphones and devices. So wearing a watch today is more of a statement of appreciation for an item that sits in the middle of craftsmanship and art. Often those people would prefer a mechanical watch (manual winding or automatic of sort).
For someone else is a status symbol useful to signal wealth.
Then there are specific fields/occupations which require a precise watch on the wrist (military? aviation?) and they would probably use some sort of quartz chronograph.
Personally I wear a watch which my father gave me as a present for my wedding, but recently its value grow too much and I'm worried to wear it. So I bought an automatic vintage Seiko. Now I am in the position to have to pay a bank to safely store my watch without being able to wear it. I believe the most rational thing to do is just to sell it, but I don't have the heart to do it.
- Venkatesh10 4y agoLike other parts of the world have inaccurate time in our smartphone? Bruh
- J_cst 4y agoI'm sorry, English is not my first language and obviously I was unable to convey my opinion clearly enough. The first sentence was referring to the fact that in western countries almost everybody has a smartphone so there's no real need of a watch to measure time. Being unsure if the above holds true for non western countries too, I have limited my statement to western countries. Basically my statement was referring to general availability of smartphones and not to the preciseness of western smartphones vs. non western smartphones. Probably I should have referred to 'first world' countries vs. non 'first world' countries. Sorry for the misunderstanding and thank you for your comment.
- tomjen3 4y agoMy reason to wear a simple watch was to not have to pull out my phone to see the time, not because I think the Ironman watch is particularly pretty.