Do you still use a watch?
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
October 12, 2015 8:58am CST
I wonder why anyone still use a watch when a cell phone serves as an accurate watch, and an alarm clock.
I have not used a watch for years.
I am surprised to see people still spending a lot of money to buy expensive watches.
What is the purpose of that?
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8 responses
@Cdjran2015 (273)
• Manila, Philippines
13 Oct 15
I don't use watch even I have one. I am using my phone for time.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Oct 15
Same here. I will not want a watch anymore.
If my cellphone does not work anymore, I will just get a new cellphone.
I think until the time when they can make cellphones as small as a watch, then perhaps I will change my mind.
But then, a small watch that serves as a cell phone is not practical, since the keypad will be too small.
@Cdjran2015 (273)
• Manila, Philippines
13 Oct 15
@scheng1 I think the time it comes, the cell phone has no keypad. What you are going to do is to speak in it and it follows your command.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Oct 15
I was a very dedicated watch wearer up until a couple of years ago. Despite the digital clock display on a mobile, wearing a watch seemed quite natural to me, which was probably from force of habit.
A couple of years back my watch stopped and I planned on buying another, but simply never got around to it. After a few months I have become accustomed to not wearing one and decided to leave it at that.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Oct 15
I cannot recall when I stop wearing my watch.
It is really enough for me to have a cell phone that serves as an alarm clock as well.
I think watches are going to get extinct after another generation.
When something has no practical value, it will not survive.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Oct 15
I think your friends and relatives know that you love watches, so they give you watches as gifts.
I think 30 years later, hardly anyone will wear a watch anymore.
When something does not have a practical use, and is costly, I doubt people will still want it.
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
13 Oct 15
Many people prefer watches as they don't rely on their phones all the time. I don't wear a watch, but I do hae having to pull out my phone to check the time. I'd prefer to not be so reliant on my phone. A good watch can also be a fashion statement.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Oct 15
Yes, I think a watch is more of a fashion statement.
I think many young people do not use a watch, since they are playing with their cell phones all the time.
There is no need to check the time with a watch when they are holding the cellphones for most of their waking hours.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
13 Oct 15
Maybe they find it easier and more practical to check the time on the watch than having to take the cellphone out. But I also know some people wear it as a fashion accessory. I haven't worn a watch for many years.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Oct 15
I do not have a smart phone too.
My old Nokia phone is very reliable.
I do not need a smartphone, and I do not intend to spend money on one.
I do not need a watch as well.
As long as I can go to work on time, and return home on time, that will be good enough.
