Do You Wear Watches?
By Loretta
@noni1959 (10104)
United States
August 10, 2023 2:01pm CST
Do you wear a watch? Not a fitbit or Apple, but a regular watch to tell time?
With cell phones so handy and the date and time on the main screen so we don't forget, not many wear them anymore.
I was given a brand-new watch in some craft jewelry. (See photo.) Still had the tag and really pretty. It's a cheap watch but I like it. I decided to wear it. I haven't worn a watch in years due to fit on my arthritic wrist. This has a stretchy band.
I'll see how long it lasts before I donate it. I just donated a nice Relic, Fossil, Seiko, Sarah Coventry, and Kenneth Cole. Yet, I'm wearing the cheap one.
How do you tell the time while out and about?
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19 responses
@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Aug 23
I have a Seiko. I've had it for years. I feel lost without it, which usually happens when I need a new battery. I'm always looking at my watch. I don't use my phone for the time. I do look at my computer for the time almost as much as I look at my watch.
I've noticed the older generation, of which I'm a part, wears watches.
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@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Aug 23
@Treborika Yes, a very good brand.
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Aug 23
@just4him I can remember that brand really dominated the wrist watch market
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Aug 23
That's very nice to hear. It was indeed the best brand
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@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
11 Aug 23
I do where a watch which my elder son has presented me. My watch that my father gifted me has been stolen.
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
14 Aug 23
@aninditasen I'm sorry your father's watch was stolen. 
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@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
12 Aug 23
@Treborika Yes, I wear as I like wearing them when I go out.
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Aug 23
It's very great to hear that you still wearing them
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Aug 23
I too stopped that since I was a child
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@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
10 Aug 23
Yes, I wear a watch. I have two of them exactly alike. One is set for Daylight Savings time and the other isn't. I forget I can check my phone for the time and date.
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@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
15 Aug 23
@noni1959 I have to get new watches once a year or year and a half. I ruin them because I have too much electricity in my body and the watches will either start running fast or will just die and new batteries won't fix them.
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
15 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil Wow I never knew that could happen. I wore the watch again today but lasted maybe an hour. Maybe I have the wrong type.
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@Shortie861 (44)
• United Kingdom
11 Aug 23
I can not remember the last time I wore an actual watch. I always have my mobile phone with me when I head out and I use that for the time so never really needed to wear a watch since if I am honest.
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Aug 23
@Shortie861 I have never and I haven't imagined that ever.
@Shortie861 (44)
• United Kingdom
11 Aug 23
@Treborika Have you ever owned a smartwatch? My mum has one and she loves it and I have often debated on whether I would like to get one as well as I love how much you can do with them. May be my next option so that I do not always have to have my phone out to check things such as the time :)
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 23
I received several watches as gifts and cannot wear any of them. I like pendant watches and my BFF sent me one but I can't wear one. Something about my body chemistry. They won't run.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Aug 23
@noni1959 .......I've tried several different types.
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
14 Aug 23
@celticeagle so interesting your body won't allow pendants or otherwise to run. I have a very old vintage wind up I may put on a chain. Have you tried a wind up?
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Aug 23
I have a smart watch. I don't use regular watches because I prefer to be as hands-free as possible. I rely on my hands to do a lot of things.
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
14 Aug 23
@kaylachan I want to be hands free as well so the watch was a trial. Maybe I'll put my vintage one on a chain.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
11 Aug 23
Though I never leave without a phone, I still love wearing watches. I have favorite pieces from Philip Stein, Rado and Techno Marine. But on a daily basis, I wear my Apple Watch.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Aug 23
@noni1959 My Rado watch is an old one with diamonds in it. It was my mom's. Philip Stein is quite famous for having that technology that helps people sleep better. It uses an expensive glass for its watch and the leather straps are interchangeable, some mare crocodile leather.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Aug 23
Only if im dressing up for an event if not my apple watch and phone does the job lol
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Aug 23
@noni1959 For sure, if im goint out to eat and put on a nice shirt, a watch does add swag lol
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
15 Aug 23
@BACONSTRIPSXXX lol I know someone who has a huge collection of them. One for every outfit and every outing.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
10 Aug 23
I don't wear a watch. I'm allergic to metal so the metal back and buckle cause a skin rash. I have my trusty android phone to give me the time if I need to know what time it is.
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@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Aug 23
Not anymore. I used my smartphone for time.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50580)
• United States
10 Aug 23
Many years ago I never left home without my watch. I rarely wear one now. I use my phone these days to tell time.
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
11 Aug 23
I am no longer wearing watches my friend
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