Do you think wearing a watch nowadays is pointless?

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Considering we all have cellphones right now where can easily see what time it is, don't watches become just a accessory?

[AMS700CX4u2]

Yes, My insulin pump has a timekeeper built in and my cell phone has a clock which constantly corrected by the server. Some, even myself, thought of it as a piece of jewelry, It even had more significance when watches like rolex had chronographic movements that could vary 5 seconds in at year. It was a significant achievement worth paying for. Today you can score a watch in a Happy Meal Box with a quartz movement that can do the same. I think it is now entirely jewelry.

[OneViewpoint]

Yes, a wristwatch is an anachronism these days. Any communications network is running off the US time standard atomic clock in Fort Collins Colorado. A mobile phone is far more reliable than any watch.

I wear a wristwatch as a fashion accessory / man jewelry. And the watches are all inexpensive quartz movements. Rolex etc is just a waste of money, a suckers game today.

[laraWM]

Yes, I've never worn one. I know some people are wearing expensive ones, or also for sports

[HawkPerception]

Same

[PessicaJeter]

Watches these days are more fashion accessories than for purely telling time.

[Angelbabylips]

Yes they are.

[MrChinaski]

They are pretty and they show your flair. Some of them are both works of art and of mechanical design from a bygone era. And you don't have to take them out of your pocket every time you want to know the time... highly functional.

Yes, you can completely live without them. But what other ways can a gentleman distinguish himself? Nobody wears ties other than to funerals and job interviews (peculiarly similar events, in my experience). Cufflinks are rare. That basically leaves your shoes... or tattooing 'Mother' on your neck...

Why own a car these days? Uber, together with mass transit when it happens to be convenient, can get most people around a city at a much lower cost than car depreciation, maintenance, licensing, insurances, fuel, parking and garaging, and you can rent cheaply if you want to take a road trip. But gentlemen still love their cars.

[HawkPerception]

Yeah. I feel it's more of an accessory now like a bracelet, rather than a tool to tell the time. I never wear watches. I do wear bracelets though.

A phone is all you really need as your universal tool.

I see watches as an accessory for bougie people that like to show off they have money.

[MrOracle]

In most cases, yes.

I have a Casio G-shock that I wear when camping or similar things where I won't carry a phone, and I have a decent dress watch for special occasions (maybe a wedding or something) where I'm going to dress up, but both are definitely the exception, rather than the rule. The vast majority of the time, I don't wear a watch.

[Phoenix98]

I prefer a old fashioned watch to a phone if I'm being honest. That asides I hate seeing people glued to their phones 24/7 it drives me nuts just a bunch of zombies.

You know how many people I've seen almost get run over because they're staring at their phones while walking through the middle of the road. Or people who stare at their phone while driving.

[unending]

Most cell phones are tracking devices. While some offer radio/light silence, there aren't that many. Watches don't really have that problem most of the time. They have significantly longer battery life. They also can have a number of useful sensors that can help with direction finding, weather awareness, health monitoring, etc. They are also harder to drop/lose given they are strapped to your body. Watches have their place.

[BCRanger10]

No, I don't. In fact, I think more people SHOULD wear watches (old analog watches even) precisely so that they're NOT looking at their phones to check the time.

[NathanDavis]

- not everyone is glued to their phones...

- most people use it for their style and fashion

- now you have some watches with a whole phone inside too... lol

[RingOfFire]

When your cell phone is in another room and you need to know the time. A watch is always with you.

[SieghardWalsung]

No. Because I cannot predict myself.

If I'm at work and I use my phone to check the time, I'm probably going to be on that thing for the next 10 minutes scrolling.

My watch is important lol.

[beenherebefore]

Not to me. I don't always have my phone on my hand especially at work so wearing a watch is still very useful to me.

[DryGermanGuy]

Not necessarily, because my automatic watch needs no electricity, my phone does.

[queenofcardio]

I wear a sport watch ⌚️

[Shrimpenjoyer]

That's different

[queenofcardio]

True. You're right, its more of an accessory

[4ngelic]

a little since your phone is probably in your pocket anyways

[beefcakebradybatson]

Probably. Apparently Lenny Kravitz wears a sweet one.

[AviatorTom]

It's not pointless, but I must admit I rarely wear my watch anymore.

[Pohjolan]

Firstly pulling out a phone is more work especially when its cold. Its going to eat up its battery especially during winter as it cools up and its a way bigger light source in the dark.

[AngryCarl2]

Maybe if you always have your phone with you it is. I still like to have a watch.

[Anonymous]

Watches are way outdated. Have been since the 1990s.

[exitseven]

Yes, I have not worn a watch in 20 years.

[Abbycado]

Nope. I wear one almost 24/7

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Doesn't it get tiring?

[Abbycado]

Not really.

[neilsmart]

watches look hot on guys

[Anonymous]

I suppose you have a good point.

[robocop666]

not if your a diver.

[Raydergman26]

Yes I wear a watch almost every day