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There are two purposes to a timepiece: 1. To tell the time. 2. To make a fashion statement. Digital watches (and now smart watches) add to that various funct

There are two purposes to a timepiece: 1. To tell the time. 2. To make a fashion statement. Digital watches (and now smart watches) add to that various functions, but, for most people, the fashion statement aspect of a watch trumps the functionality. Analog watches will survive because they are, first and foremost, jewelry.

vdnkh 11y ago
>2. To make a fasion statement. Bingo. I enjoy the satisfaction of having an extremely complicated mechanical device winding away on my wrist, but it's ultimately a piece of jewelry. This is evident in the industry itself. Most watches inherit the same class of movements; in-house is becoming rarer. But each looks different, and appeals to a different person. As long as fashion is alive, mechanical watches will continue to be bought.
- Zancarius 11y ago
  > This is evident in the industry itself. Most watches inherit the same class of movements; in-house is becoming rarer. This is definitely true, particularly among some of the ultra-thin quartz movements. A good chunk of the ones I've seen (and owned?) have used Japanese quartz movements. What differs is the packaging.
Someone1234 11y ago
Your post is predicted on two assumptions: - That a smart watch cannot be a fashion statement. - That a smart watch isn't also jewlery. If it turns out that a smart watch CAN make a fashion statement and IS jewelry then traditional watches just offer less functionality overall without offering any unique advantages.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  OF course they do. People still have sundials in their gardens. Its about design. Not all about utilitarianism.
- kstenerud 11y ago
  Nope. I never said that a smart watch (or a digital watch for that matter) cannot make a fashion statement, or is not jewelry. My point is that analog watches are not going away because the decision to buy a particular watch is not a purely functional one.
- benihana 11y ago
  No it isn't. That post is refuting an incorrect assumption of the parent post - that people only buy watches to tell time.
- EpicEng 11y ago
  Yes, but it's a very different statement. To people like myself who enjoy high end mechanicals, a smart watch looks and feels like a toy. Also, your smart watch will be obsolete in a couple of years, and will likely break soon after. I'll be passing my collection down to my son.

vdnkh 11y ago

>2. To make a fasion statement. Bingo. I enjoy the satisfaction of having an extremely complicated mechanical device winding away on my wrist, but it's ultimately a piece of jewelry. This is evident in the industry itself. Most watches inherit the same class of movements; in-house is becoming rarer. But each looks different, and appeals to a different person. As long as fashion is alive, mechanical watches will continue to be bought.

Zancarius 11y ago
> This is evident in the industry itself. Most watches inherit the same class of movements; in-house is becoming rarer. This is definitely true, particularly among some of the ultra-thin quartz movements. A good chunk of the ones I've seen (and owned?) have used Japanese quartz movements. What differs is the packaging.

Someone1234 11y ago

Your post is predicted on two assumptions: - That a smart watch cannot be a fashion statement. - That a smart watch isn't also jewlery. If it turns out that a smart watch CAN make a fashion statement and IS jewelry then traditional watches just offer less functionality overall without offering any unique advantages.

JoeAltmaier 11y ago
OF course they do. People still have sundials in their gardens. Its about design. Not all about utilitarianism.
kstenerud 11y ago
Nope. I never said that a smart watch (or a digital watch for that matter) cannot make a fashion statement, or is not jewelry. My point is that analog watches are not going away because the decision to buy a particular watch is not a purely functional one.
benihana 11y ago
No it isn't. That post is refuting an incorrect assumption of the parent post - that people only buy watches to tell time.
EpicEng 11y ago
Yes, but it's a very different statement. To people like myself who enjoy high end mechanicals, a smart watch looks and feels like a toy. Also, your smart watch will be obsolete in a couple of years, and will likely break soon after. I'll be passing my collection down to my son.