[coloradan]

I don’t understand what wearing a chronometer does for a person, other than show extreme ostentation. Cell phones have time accurate to less than a second, also days of the week and month (in case you can’t remember them), phases of the moon, and anything else one could think of at one’s fingertips.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I was at a formal affair wearing my Tux when I looked at my watch and realized my Timex Ironman did not really fit. A few weeks later I was at an auction and bought myself a rolex for these formal occasions. Turned out it was from 1977 the year I graduated from College so I call it my graduation present.

Yea big waste of money but back then I had money to burn.

[jocon307]

“I don’t understand what wearing a chronometer does for a person...”

I am way over my head here, but I once read some piece by William Buckley wherein he discussed watches that are “good enough” (my words) to be considered chronometers (at least I think this was the gist of it) because you could use them to navigate at sea (something like that).

So, if one already HAS a yacht....it’s pretty much a bare necessity!

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I don't wear, or even own, a watch. Not even a cheap digital one. And even if I hit the mega-million lotto, I wouldn't ever be able to drop half a grand, much less 3000, 10000, or 20000 (isn't that the upper end of Rolex?) bucks on a watch.

That said, I think a finely crafted watch has something that a cellphone simply lacks. Something that has been engineered right out of modern technology. It's like the difference between my AR15 and my pre-1900 made Argentine Mauser. Yeah, the AR is better in every way...But it lacks the grace of the old Mauser nonetheless.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Wearing a wristwatch is so much simpler and faster to get the time.

Using the damned minicomputers is like going back to pocket watches. You have to grab it and flip it to the right orientation, and worse, have to touch it to see the time.

1 simple arm motion, or even just eye motion. Done.

[dfwgator]

Does anybody really know what time it is?

[Organic Panic]

I am self employed. I saved up years to buy a Rolex. I always wear it meeting clients. It is a uniform piece of success and DOES make a difference when meeting people. Men pay attention to such things in a business setting. I don’t wear it any other time.

[Axenolith]

I’ve got a 23 jewel railroad grade 1906 Hampton Duber pocket watch, if it’s gonna tick, it’s gotta be old school :-)

I got the wife an 1889 ladies Elgin...

[MortMan]

I wear a watch out of habit - and often set it from my cell phone. But my habit comes from the military, where one is out of uniform without the wristwatch.

I also like the tan line in the summer - LOL.