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do you still wear a watch?
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sadguy



Joined: 13 Feb 2011

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:27 pm    Post subject: do you still wear a watch? Reply with quote

with all these gizmos and gadgets, there's really no need for a watch anymore except as a fashion statement. so, do u wear a watch?
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Caffeinated



Joined: 11 Feb 2010

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes.
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes.
I don't have to reach in my pocket; it stays in exactly the same place.
Sometimes I need to turn off my phone (meeting, movie, etc.).
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rumdiary



Joined: 05 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, and not a day goes by that I don't get asked for the time.
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DorkothyParker



Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No. But I don't think they look nice on me.

My husband has a watch but it always starts to run slow or pauses when you aren't paying attention and then starts working again. It was, IMO, not cheap so it's a bit annoying (Lucky brand). He always made sure to wind it, maybe too tight? I don't know.

I use my cell for everything, clock, morning alarm, games. Everything except making phone calls. Sad
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notinKS



Joined: 11 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I don't have my watch on I feel naked. I wear a Timex sports watch and use it in the classroom quite a bit (stopwatch and timer). Yes, I know there's other ways to do it, but I'm addicted to wearing a watch.
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Skyblue



Joined: 02 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gave up a few years ago when the band broke. I felt naked for a while too. I would happily wear one as a fashion statement or act of conspicuous consumption but have decided there are better things to waste my money on (i.e. alcohol, food, women, etc.)
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Leon



Joined: 31 May 2010

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I find it really useful to have a watch in certian situations. I use one in class because it's not really great to keep pulling out a cell phone to see the time. Also when I'm in other countries it's important to have, especially for making sure your at the airport at the right time. On my holiday in S.E. Asia I bought one because my phone didn't work there, but I was flying all over the place so I still needed to know the time.
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Cerulean



Joined: 19 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, I don't.
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Died By Bear



Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When the war comes, and it will come, electrical and electronic systems after a surface-burst EMP will not work. Your iphone and all your gadgets will not work. But if you have a mechanical movement, (winds automatically when you move your hand and body thru the day) you will know what time it is when you die from the radiation. Very Happy
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DorkothyParker



Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Pip-Boy will still work, guaranteed.
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Hugo85



Joined: 27 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Died By Bear wrote:
When the war comes, and it will come, electrical and electronic systems after a surface-burst EMP will not work. Your iphone and all your gadgets will not work. But if you have a mechanical movement, (winds automatically when you move your hand and body thru the day) you will know what time it is when you die from the radiation. Very Happy


Not all mechanical watches are automatics.
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Hugo85



Joined: 27 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DorkothyParker wrote:
My husband has a watch but it always starts to run slow or pauses when you aren't paying attention and then starts working again. It was, IMO, not cheap so it's a bit annoying (Lucky brand). He always made sure to wind it, maybe too tight? I don't know.


Chinese movement.
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kiknkorea



Joined: 16 May 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At work, always.
Not at work, not wearing.
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Kaypea



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Every day! I wear a cheap sports watch with a stopwatch. The students like it for some reason.
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