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[+ Gar1eth]

I'd make a poll if we still could but

 

1. How Many Of You Keep Your Watch On When You Sleep?

 

(I just saw a sitcom where a guy did this.)

 

2. How many of you quit wearing a watch and just use your phone these days?

 

Gman

[BabyBoomer]

Never wore a watch when I slept.

 

Don't wear a watch now. I rely on my cell.

 

~ Boomer ~

[+ honcho]

I still wear a watch and do keep it on when I sleep. I use it instead of an alarm clock when I need to get up by a certain time. It is an inexpensive electronic one (think amazon/armitron for under $20).

[rvwnsd]

I've never worn a watch while sleeping. I will wear a watch when I go out (most of the time) and occasionally when running errands.

[Marlfox]

I only put on a watch when I'm leaving the house. The first thing I do when I get home is take it off.

[TruHart1]

I only put on a watch when I'm leaving the house. The first thing I do when I get home is take it off.

I do exactly the same!

 

TruHart1

[+ poolboy48220]

I stopped wearing a watch about 6 months ago, and just use my phone.

[craigville beach]

I only take my watch off when I shower or go for a swim.

[+ WilliamM]

I stopped wearing a watch about 6 months ago, and just use my phone.

 

I take off my watch when sleeping.

 

Ten days ago I bought a watch for the first time in many years because I seldom bring my phone with me when leaving home. The only exception is if I am meeting someone.

[alexslaveboy]

I do exactly the same!

 

TruHart1

Ditto as well!

[+ Gar1eth]

I take off my watch when sleeping.

 

Ten days ago I bought a watch for the first time in many years because I seldom bring my phone with me when leaving home. The only exception is if I am meeting someone.

 

@WilliamM -your answers don't seem to follow naturally to each other. I think we are missing out on some information. It's the 'because' that's throwing me. Was the part you left out that you had an old watch that was stolen or broken-or you decided you wanted a change?

 

Gman

[Reluctant Daddy]

I only put on a watch when I'm leaving the house. The first thing I do when I get home is take it off.

 

Same....I feel naked in public without my watch

[+ WilliamM]

@WilliamM -your answers don't seem to follow naturally to each other. I think we are missing out on some information. It's the 'because' that's throwing me. Was the part you left out that you had an old watch that was stolen or broken-or you decided you wanted a change?

 

Sorry, Gman. I have seldom owned a watch in my life. Occasionally, I can guess the time within a few minutes because I have had to develop that ability.

[+ Truereview]

I've never worn a watch while sleeping. I will wear a watch when I go out (most of the time) and occasionally when running errands.

+1. My watch holds sentimental value as it was a gift from a loved one.

 

Btw, I do switch to my appointment watch when hosting a companion...

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Ec8AAOSwLVZVy0PG/s-l300.jpg

[bigvalboy]

I only put on a watch when I'm leaving the house. The first thing I do when I get home is take it off.

 

Same...

[+ José Soplanucas]

Last time I wore a watch was about 5 years ago. Cell phone.

[marylander1940]

I'd make a poll if we still could but

 

1. How Many Of You Keep Your Watch On When You Sleep?

 

(I just saw a sitcom where a guy did this.)

 

2. How many of you quit wearing a watch and just use your phone these days?

 

Gman

 

Do people still wear watches? Maybe as a piece of jewelry going to dinner...

[bigvalboy]

Do people still wear watches? Maybe as a piece of jewelry going to dinner...

 

Exactly...My watches are more than just a timepiece. Many where passed on to me for safe keeping. I treasure them, and when I go out, I feel like I am honoring those that remembered me at the end of their life. They will be here long after I am gone, and hopefully one day they will give others the same sense of joy and pride and they have given me.

[mike carey]

I stopped wearing a watch for a long time. You can see the time everywhere, clocks on buildings, railway stations, the time printed on every receipt you receive or when you use an ATM. Most of the time I have no need to know what the actual time is. And yes, I have a mobile. Lately I have resumed wearing the watch I was given for my 21st. It loses a couple of minutes a day at its best, and if I have a quiet day sitting around, the auto-winder doesn't kick in and it runs really slowly. Even when it does that I have all the other clues to correct it. Mainly I wear it as a piece of 'jewelry'.

[Racketjock]

Like Bigvalboy, my timepieces are something I treasure as serve as a reminder of people and moments in my life. Could also say the same about fountain pens, but I digress. I take them off for shower, swimming, bed, and sex.

[+ deej]

I stopped wearing a watch more than 10 years ago when the battery died in the watch I was wearing at the time.

 

I recently got an Apple Watch (mainly out of curiosity) and absolutely love it. The notifications feature, alone, is worth the hassle of a watch that has to be charged every day. I don't receive very many texts but when I do they usually need immediate attention. The watch thumps me on the wrist and shows me the text when my phone is often in a jacket pocket and muted.

 

In bed? Hit or miss. I usually take it off for charging.

[+ sync]

It's been dog years since I've worn a watch.

I rely entirely on my cell...time, alarms, appointments, weather, temperature, texts, email...maybe too much.

[+ Gar1eth]

Sorry, Gman. I have seldom owned a watch in my life. Occasionally, I can guess the time within a few minutes because I have had to develop that ability.

 

Ahh that explains it. Thank you. I personally didn't wear a watch very often until grad school in my mid-20's. My (older) sister used to remark on it probably into even my 30's, "Gman, you're wearing a watch now!!" For the last 5 years I've hardly worn it at all-I've used my phone. But I find using the phone for time detection to be a klutzy work-around even though I've done it for the last 5 to 6 years. I think my watch-free time will be coming to an end relatively soon. I may consider a pocket watch on a chain if I can find one with an alarm.

 

Gman

[+ Gar1eth]

Exactly...My watches are more than just a timepiece. Many where passed on to me for safe keeping. I treasure them, and when I go out, I feel like I am honoring those that remembered me at the end of their life. They will be here long after I am gone, and hopefully one day they will give others the same sense of joy and pride and they have given me.

 

I stopped wearing a watch for a long time. You can see the time everywhere, clocks on buildings, railway stations, the time printed on every receipt you receive or when you use an ATM. Most of the time I have no need to know what the actual time is. And yes, I have a mobile. Lately I have resumed wearing the watch I was given for my 21st. It loses a couple of minutes a day at its best, and if I have a quiet day sitting around, the auto-winder doesn't kick in and it runs really slowly. Even when it does that I have all the other clues to correct it. Mainly I wear it as a piece of 'jewelry'.

 

 

I'm not much of a jewelry guy. My grandparents gave me a gold initial ring when I was about 10 (I wish I had it now!! ). We never got it sized for my finger, so I never really wore it. In junior high, I wore a mezuzah on a chain around my neck for a while. I think it was a bar mitzvah gift. But I either kept losing it or someone kept stealing it from the baskets we locked up our clothes in during gym class.

 

I stopped wearing a watch more than 10 years ago when the battery died in the watch I was wearing at the time.

 

I recently got an Apple Watch (mainly out of curiosity) and absolutely love it. The notifications feature, alone, is worth the hassle of a watch that has to be charged every day. I don't receive very many texts but when I do they usually need immediate attention. The watch thumps me on the wrist and shows me the text when my phone is often in a jacket pocket and muted.

 

In bed? Hit or miss. I usually take it off for charging.

 

Serious question here, @deej. Do you think the Apple Watches are actually attractive? Or are they utilitarian for you? I didn't like their looks. Please don't take offense. I'm not a watch fan even though I've worn them in the past and will wear a watch again most likely. My antipathy for them was so strong that as a child -not knowing my attraction to guys meant I was gay-when I was around 5 to 7 years of age-I can remember (lack of ) watches being one of my criteria for male 'beauty'. I'd think to myself, 'That guy would be handsome if he weren't wearing a watch.

 

Gman

[+ WilliamM]

I'm not much of a jewelry guy.

 

I agree. I bought my new watch at the Barnes Foundation, a first-rate art museum here in Philadelphia. I liked the design, and wanted to help the foundation, although I doubt that it needs my help.