What's Normal? - Do You Regularly Wear A Watch? (1 Viewer)

[Da Guru]

Used to wear a Fitbit but the cheapass band kept irritating skin underneath, did not feel like replacing band so ditched it.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Some time around 1997/98 or so, while I was working in NYC, I had an interview during my lunchbreak at another firm a few blocks away. I rushed over and showed up and I'm brought to the senior partner's office who, to me at the time, seemed to be in his seventies. He immediately lights up a cigarette as I sit down and starts asking me normal interview type questions while taking long drags and blowing the smoke all around me.

At one point he asked me "do you know what time it is?' - I answered something along the lines that I showed up at 12:30 and we've been talking for about 10-15 minutes so around 12:45.

He then says "I notice you're not wearing a watch?". I said "no, I don't really like accessories and I have a clock on my phone, on my computer at work and there's clocks all around NYC". He puffs away and then says "Well, you've run into a little buzzsaw here, because I wrote a book". He then opens his top desk draw and pulls out a stack of papers held together by one of those big black binder clips. He shows me the cover sheer that says in big letters "Never Hire Someone That Isn't Wearing a Watch". I'm sitting there thinkin I somehow stumbled into an episode of Seinfeld.

So he keeps asking normal interview questions while I'm sitting there a bit perplexed. I finally pipe in and say "Excuse me, but do I have any chance of being considered for this job?" (since he showed me his "book" and I wasn't wearing a watch).

He responded, after lighting up another cigarette, "no of course not" and then asks me another interview type question. I respond "Why are you wasting both of our time if I have no chance to be hired". He asks me "why are you getting so hostile?" and I just chuckled and responded "well I gave up my lunch break for this, and I'm very qualified, but you're dismissing me based on some antiquated belief about watches".

I then got up and left. I still don't wear a watch.

 

[The General]

Another no watch until Apple Watch guy.

They will not get me to wear this stupid headset thing….I’ll have two of them i5 years from now

 

[Jayrod]

I like them a lot.

Just love the look of a nice watch, so I usually have one on. Have a rotation of 3, but have 2 more I like that just need some repairs and would be back in the rotation as well.

Huge fan of Original Grain's style, but only have one so far.

 

[Major]

A buddy of mine is REALLY into watches. He has one that's worth about the same as my '20 Kia Sorento. I would be way too scared to have something that expensive on my wrist, afraid of breaking it or getting jumped for it if I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

This guy is so into 'em that he's even in some Facebook group for watch enthusiasts and a bunch of 'em went to Vegas together, apparently to ooh and ahh over each other's watches.

Does it really surprise you that people with like minded interests/hobbies congregate and set up meetings and excursions? Comic book fans and collectors will fly across the country and world to go to places like comic con—which is totally accepted and not viewed as being weird. Sports Card collectors and enthusiasts will travel long distances to go to the National (the annual big card collecting show/convention). Car guys will routinely go to big car events around the country like Monterey or the concourse at Amelia island. Movie buffs will congregate at movie festivals..etc. Watch guys absolutely love meeting fellow collectors, talk about and show off new additions to their collections, they often look to buy/sell/trade with fellow collectors and Vegas tends to be a popular spot for watch collectors. A lol of the major brands have factory stores in and around the Vegas area. The city itself is a big draw to invite collectors from all around the country and world. Also, Vegas is in close proximity to Southern California where a lot of collectors are.

Yep. The secondary market really took off during the pandemic. Now folks are looking at certain watches as investments.

 

[wlwiles]

I wear one (non-smartwatch) when I am going anywhere, but when I'm at home I take it off. Wife got it for me when we got married 13 years ago.

 

[Zow]

A buddy of mine is REALLY into watches. He has one that's worth about the same as my '20 Kia Sorento. I would be way too scared to have something that expensive on my wrist, afraid of breaking it or getting jumped for it if I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

This guy is so into 'em that he's even in some Facebook group for watch enthusiasts and a bunch of 'em went to Vegas together, apparently to ooh and ahh over each other's watches.

Does it really surprise you that people with like minded interests/hobbies congregate and set up meetings and excursions? Comic book fans and collectors will fly across the country and world to go to places like comic con—which is totally accepted and not viewed as being weird. Sports Card collectors and enthusiasts will travel long distances to go to the National (the annual big card collecting show/convention). Car guys will routinely go to big car events around the country like Monterey or the concourse at Amelia island. Movie buffs will congregate at movie festivals..etc. Watch guys absolutely love meeting fellow collectors, talk about and show off new additions to their collections, they often look to buy/sell/trade with fellow collectors and Vegas tends to be a popular spot for watch collectors. A lol of the major brands have factory stores in and around the Vegas area. The city itself is a big draw to invite collectors from all around the country and world. Also, Vegas is in close proximity to Southern California where a lot of collectors are.

Yep. The secondary market really took off during the pandemic. Now folks are looking at certain watches as investments.

Yeah I've been made several surprising offers for my watch. The pandemic really hurt the production of watches from places like Rolex.

 

[BassNBrew]

wow, lots of watch guys in here.

I thought the watch died with the mobile phone?

It came back with the invention of wearables.

 

[Sand]

Yep - Garmin 965. All the health monitoring and activity tracking one could want. And it has maps, so I should never get lost.

 

[Gr00vus]

I wear one of those Timex Ironman Classic watches. About $35 to $40 at Target. Wear it for about 5-6 years until the battery goes out, throw it away and buy another.

I can swim in it, haul mulch, go fishing, get it dirty, spray bug spray on it, etc…..bulletproof. And at the end of summer I have a slick watch band tan.

No watch for me. I used to wear a cheap watch back when I was coaching football to track practice schedule and drill sessions, but I am out of the game now and never really wore a watch otherwise. I don’t wear any accessories. Hell, I don’t even wear my wedding ring.

The only time I wear a watch is when I'm coaching my kid's baseball team - I got one of the cheap timex ironman digitals from Amazon. Like $20. Otherwise no watch.

I know this is weird, but part of the lack of appeal of wearing a watch is the asymmetry of wearing jewelry on only one arm. And wearing a watch on each arm would also be weird. I feel somewhat the same about my wedding ring, but that's a whole tradition / major societal norm thing. I'd prefer no ring at all but there's no way I'm getting away with that. I'm a bit over that I guess.

 

[nirad3]

I like them a lot.

Just love the look of a nice watch, so I usually have one on. Have a rotation of 3, but have 2 more I like that just need some repairs and would be back in the rotation as well.

Huge fan of Original Grain's style, but only have one so far.

While I said upthread that I'm not a watch guy, I saw Original Grain watches advertised somewhere and thought I'd give watch-wearing a shot with one. No dice.

If you're in the market for another one I'd probably give you a FBG discount if you want mine. Hardly worn.

 

[HellToupee]

I wore a watch then switched to Apple when it was released. Last year I’ve been switching back to a traditional watch. Now I’m on the hunt for something new. I realize it’s basically guy jewelry but I like it

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So many of these to catch up on and I do find many of them interesting.
I stopped wearing a watch a few years back, the ones I do like or would wear/sport, they are rather expensive and I can't bring myself to spend thousands of dollars on them like a Rolex let's say although there are so many high end watches these days.

I play tennis a lot and I don't like rings on my fingers, bracelets around my wrists, even the wedding band gets in the way as I swing a 2 handed backhand

 

[nirad3]

I've moved into the "yes" territory as I got an Apple Watch for my birthday and so far it's been OK.