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in light of yesterday's discussions, after seeing this article, i thought i'd post this. Note that these are not my words:

Individuals act when there is an incentive. So whats the incentive to wearing a watch in the 21st century? Especially when were all carrying smartphones that can tell the time? The benefits are numerous, and just a few are below. Note that this post isnt arguing that all men should wear a wristwatch. Far from it. And also note that for our purposes, a smartwatch is NOT a wristwatch. Were talking old school here. Quartz or automatic / mechanical. (Watch shown above: Hamilton Railroad Small Seconds Automatic $649)

1. Its much more subtle to glance at your wrist during a boring meeting than whipping out your phone.
2. It makes it super easy for that cute stranger at the coffee shop to ask you for the time.
3. Most watch straps give you a place to securely store your wedding ring while working out.
4. When travelling, at night you can look over and see what time it is without turning on a bright blue phone screen (which isnt great for sleep).
5. The hell else are the Swiss gonna do?

6. Theyre great for timing parking meters. Less tickets that way.
7. Theyre also great for timing drinks while out on the town. Less hangovers that way.
8. A wristwatch cant drunk text your ex at 2 am.
9. Nor can a wristwatch bombard you with robo calls when its election season.
10. A watch is a ticket to disconnect. You can go off on your own, but know when to be back.

11. They make a handy emergency compass.
12. Symmetry is overrated. Wearing a watch is a reminder of this.
13. Reflections off the crystal can drive cats absolutely bananas.
14. You dont have to plug a watch in every damn night.
15. Because Diego Maradona wears two watches at once. And we all need to remind him how bizzare that is.

16. A watch wont suddenly and embarrassingly expose your guilty pleasure ring tone (NSFWish) during a wedding/funeral/movie/job interview that ONE time you forgot to put it on silent.
17. This is movement specific, but the Valjoux 7750 wobble is oddly satisfying.
18. Because the its a hair past a freckle joke stinks.
19. What is life? If we start dying the day we are born, then would it not behoove us to appreciate our fleeting existence, instead of passing from one distraction to the next, until our hearts and minds are quickly dissipated into irrelevancy like a fart on a windy day? A mobile phone is a stunning achievement in technology, but for most, it does little to further the greater human experience. They are effective devices for communicating, but theyre also a gateway to becoming addicted to fleeting, wasteful distractions. Wearing a wristwatch on the other hand, is a constant, visible reminder that your life is not unlimited. Each flick of the second hand is a tangible signal of your eventual demise. We are all dying men, and our perishing only accelerates when we fall oblivious to the inexorable period at the end of our sentence. A wristwatch reminds us that we are always running out of paper and ink.
20. They look good.

full article here: https://dappered.com/2018/08/20-reasons-to-wear-a-watch/
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All of these look like they were written by a 15 year old chick. Especially #2.
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#21 you're a 50 year old boomer whos out of touch with the world
#22 you're a fedora wearing teenager who thinks wearing a watch is a mark of a supreme gentleman intellectual

Maradona wears two watches because one is set to Argentinian time and the other is set to whatever local time he's in.
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Some of them try to act like a watch could replace your phone.
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half of those reasons aren't really reasons because they seem to be implying you're going to not have your phone on you because you're wearing a watch. like the ringtone one or the robo call one etc. you're not going to leave your phone behind because you have a watch
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DavidWong posted...

Maradona wears two watches because one is set to Argentinian time and the other is set to whatever local time he's in.

Nah, he wears two watches because he's a fucking drug addict, that's why.
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1. Most people have their phone already on the table. Nearly every smartphone has an always-on display with the time nowadays. Glancing at your already-visible phone is actually more subtle than turning your wrist to look at your watch.
2. So does having a phone.
3. Or just leave it in your bag in the locker where your non-smart-watch should be when working out anyways. So it's not actually any more secure at all.
4. Again, always-on displays are a thing.
5. This isn't even a reason.

6. They're equally as effective as a phone's clock is.
7. See #6.
8. You're still carrying your phone. Nothing has changed about drunk-texting.
9. See #9.
10. A watch is not necessary to do this.

11. ....ok, I guess? But if you're going anywhere that you're likely to need an "emergency compass" you probably already have an actual compass in your pack...
12. This is stupidity at its finest.
13. This is not even a good thing.
14. Wireless charging is a thing. And you do have to take it to a professional when the battery runs low.
15. Seriously, this is getting to be a very stupid list.

16. It also can't alert you of an emergency at home.
17. Good for it, I guess. I find the color scheme on my phone oddly satisfying too.
18. That's a problem with the person, not the lack of watch.
19. Can lists jump the shark? This one's making a strong case for "yes."
20. This is literally the only reason on the list that is legitimate and should actually be considered when deciding whether to wear a watch or not.
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DavidWong posted...

Maradona wears two watches because one is set to Argentinian time and the other is set to whatever local time he's in.

why not just get a GMT watch with a second hand...
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Aristoph posted...

14. Wireless charging is a thing. And you do have to take it to a professional when the battery runs low.

any good watch is automatic and not quartz, which means it's powered by the self winding movement of kinetic motion created from moving your arm...which means they don't have batteries, thus no batteries need to be replaced
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No_U_L7 posted...

any good watch is automatic and not quartz, which means it's powered by the self winding movement of kinetic motion created from moving your arm...which means they don't have batteries, thus no batteries need to be replaced

There are several-thousand-dollar watches with batteries. Rolex made a bunch in the 70s and they're highly prized today.
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I love reading your guides. It's nice to know that there is a rule book to follow if you want to turn out like the same boring cookie cutter humans who have never accomplished anything, have a mid-life crisis at thirty and then kill themselves by age forty.

Glad I'll never be one of those schlubs.
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FluttershyPony posted...

#22 you're a fedora wearing teenager who thinks wearing a watch is a mark of a supreme gentleman intellectual

Came in here to say this.
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No_U_L7 posted...

DavidWong posted...

Maradona wears two watches because one is set to Argentinian time and the other is set to whatever local time he's in.

why not just get a GMT watch with a second hand...

Because he's Maradona and does what he wants.
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Speaking as someone that literally just spent $500 on a watch the other day, they are completely useless if you have a phone.

They are nothing more than jewelry in the modern world and that's OK. Seriously I have 3 chronos and have never actually used them to time anything. I just take my phone out. They are for looks and for admiring really precise engineering.

Edit: I should note I'm excluding smart watches in that rant
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No_U_L7 posted...

15. Because Diego Maradona wears two watches at once. And we all need to remind him how bizzare that is.

I was in a meeting with a guy the other day that had a Shinola on one wrist and an Apple watch on the other.

It was like well over $1,000 between the two but it looked so off-putting.
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Wow that list got progressively more stupid as it went. Like, a bunch of those I was like okay that doesn't really apply to me but I can see it, but then other ones were like what the fuck are you talking about
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theAteam posted...

Speaking as someone that literally just spent $500 on a watch the other day, they are completely useless if you have a phone.

They are nothing more than jewelry in the modern world and that's OK. Seriously I have 3 chronos and have never actually used them to time anything. I just take my phone out. They are for looks and for admiring really precise engineering.

Pretty much, yeah
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