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Idk it's been decades since i wore a watch, if you have a phone there's no point
It's really nice to not have to pull my phone out every time I get a notification to see if it's something worth my attention.
It also lets me keep my phone on silent 24/7. But my ADHD means that my brain rarely responds to alert tones, so it's a fairly important method of me seeing work messages and such.
Can confirm. So looking for a replacement for my old smart watch, so I can have some important info for by. Otherwise I'll forget that my phone, my self, or the entire planet exists after fine seconds ;)
I'm loving my OG Garmin instinct. Basic functionality without all the BS bells and whistles. I just wish they had a version that didn't look like a Casio g-shock.
It's easier to casually check what time it is on watch. Especially in a scenario where it's kind of rude to do so or your hands are full. Also having a timer ready to go, where with a phone there's several steps to get to one. You can do all these things with a phone but there's no real "cost" to wearing a watch and I miss it when I'm not wearing mine. Mines also automatic so I don't have to worry about it running out of juice like I do with my phone.
A lot of techbros are convinced having a watch on makes people take you more seriously.
Its functional jewelry, kinda neat
Well yeah i guess i think jewelry is dumb wcyd
Watches have always been a status symbol after their primary function of telling time.
You keep your phone in your pocket, but a watch is there for all to see, is it an expensive Rolex? A cheap Casio? A fruit watch, connected to a fruit phone? Or something that looks like that device from the begining of Spy Kids 2 that I still want 20+ years later.
Function then fashion, and its always kept up with the tech of the time, all they way back to the chronometer.
Didn’t the spy kids Watch not tell time?
Shut your face, it was cool. Also the bigger one the antagonist kid wore did... But that was like 3 watches and very early 2000s CGI.
Sure but we have phones now. Doesn't matter what your status is, you dont need a watch. It used to be a status symbol as being a person who needed to keep track of the time because you were busy. But nowadays that's nonsense.
there's a big ol' it depends. my wife (a teacher) has her smart watch run her daily timers to keep her class on schedule. and that way she doesn't have to pull out her phone and then her class doesn't yell "mrs ymca no phones at school" every time, because you remember being a student. i know a lot of nurses who wear smart watches for other but similar reasons. the convenience of being able to receive (and maybe send? i don't know, i don't really wear watches.) texts and alerts from your phone can be rather useful in some fields.
I don't like carrying my phone on me and I do a lot of activities where I don't pull out my phone all the time. I can't just take a phone out as I am up on the rock wall to see how long I'm taking
Well fair enough, idk about having a wristwatch on while rock climbing but if it works it works
Some smartwatch can have their own SIM and can be the phone.
Like you could go out on a run or errand without bringing your phone (or even a wallet if you've setup a digital wallet on your watch).